"Big brother, what are you thinking? Today is Laba, how about we make Laba porridge together? Just after it is done, I will send some to the second brother and a few of his brothers who stayed in Chang'an, and the teacher will also be sent to the palace to gather. Qiaoxi said a lot of things beside Li Xuanqing, and found that the latter didn't seem to hear a word, so he pulled his clothes and dragged out his voice: "Big brother, did you hear what I said?" ”

"I've heard it all, don't worry, I'll be with you right away." Li Xuanqing put aside the thoughts in his mind and pulled Qiaoxi as he walked: "What about the flying snowman, why didn't she come to help?" ”

"Sister Feixue has returned to her parents' house, and she will come back in the afternoon." Qiaoxi suddenly smiled: "But I don't think it's a good thing for Sister Feixue to go back at this time, I don't agree with Third Brother Murong's approach." Qiaoxi's meaning made Li Xuanqing nod, but then smiled: "That's not necessarily, listen to what she has to say when Feixue comes back in the afternoon." While talking, the husband and wife prepared all kinds of ingredients and staple foods needed for Laba porridge with Ziyan and other palace maids next to them, and then began to boil Laba porridge. Laba porridge was actually not popular in this era, but as Li Xuanqing and his wife drove in the palace every year, it gradually spread in Chang'an, and began to spread to all parts of the empire with those merchants who came and went, and the materials for making Laba porridge are also various today. Qiaoxi's preparation here is also added casually, in line with the principle of deliciousness. Before noon, the Laba porridge with dozens of servings was boiled, and Ziyan and others from the imperial dining room next to it also prepared more Laba porridge, which they gave to the Imperial Forest Army on duty as a working meal.

Qiaoxi set up these laba porridge, Zhang Tianhu and Ma Laosan were also taken over, the two old people have not been in good health over the years, most of the time in cultivation, but at the end of the year, the two of them are in good spirits, they are teasing Li Xuanqing's three children, Tianqi as the eldest son is eleven years old at this time, very big brother style, with Tianheng and Tianyu obediently stay by Ma Laosan's side, see Li Xuanqing and Qiaoxi walking in with Laba porridge and come to help.

"Today is also the Chinese New Year, and the two teachers will taste whether this year's Laba porridge is different from last year." Li Xuanqing served a bowl to the two old men, and Qiaoxi also served Laba porridge to the three children, and after the family finished eating Laba porridge, Qiaoxi was originally planning to let someone send a little to Xu Tianxiang and their family, but Hu Xiaosi walked in with a person.

"Your Majesty, third sister-in-law, yo, you are also here with the two teachers. Come on, come on, Yu'er, come and see what good things the fourth uncle has brought you? Hu Xiaosi casually greeted the others, and then conjured two small windmills from behind him like a trick, handed them to Tianyu and Tianheng, and said with a smile: "I have prepared several novel and good things for you for the New Year in a few days, and I will come to the fourth uncle to ask for it when the time comes." ”

"Okay, I said Xiaosi, don't tease the child. Let's get down to business, let's take the children to Qujiang for a walk first. Ma Laosan knew that the person behind Hu Xiaosi was Zhang Jianzhong, the political envoy of Youzhou who had just entered Beijing, so he nodded and left with his three children.

"Come on, come and sit." The Wanfu Hall gave the Apocalypse their children to live in, so Li Xuanqing and Qiaoxi took the two of them to Gan Ying Pavilion next to the Qianqiu Palace, stopped Zhang Jianzhong from saluting him and said with a smile: "Brother Jianzhong, we didn't expect to see each other today at the end of April, and the year is almost over." ”

"Your Majesty, it is true that a year is about to pass. It's just that Weichen feels like a year these days, and he is really anxious. Zhang Jianzhong smiled bitterly: "Today, Weichen originally planned to go to the Prime Minister, but he was brought to the emperor by General Hu. But that's fine, it just so happens that Weichen also wants to say what is in his heart, otherwise Weichen is afraid that he won't be able to sleep in Chang'an. ”

"Your Majesty, Brother Jianzhong is planning to resign today." Hu Xiaosi smiled: "He was scared." It is said that someone in the court recommended him to succeed Mr. Cen as the second prime minister of the empire and take charge of the third cabinet. As a result, before Mr. Cen could speak, he couldn't bear it himself. ”

"Oh, I want to hear about it." Li Xuanqing's heart moved, and he said with a smile: "What does Brother Jianzhong think in his heart? And where did this resignation begin? Are you really planning to resign and go into hiding? ”

"The emperor is clear, Jianzhong is trusted by the emperor and serves as the political envoy of Youzhou, which is really the luck of Jianzhong to be able to do his meager help for the country and the people. It's just that the prime minister of this cabinet is indeed the mainstay of the empire, and I am afraid that I will not be able to do it. And what makes Weichen most uneasy is-" Zhang Jianzhong looked at Li Xuanqing and said: "Such a major matter should be decided by the emperor, so as to avoid misunderstandings among the people." It's just that why is it getting so loud? Weichen can still hear rumors in Youzhou, and if it continues like this, I am afraid that it will cause turmoil in the court. At that time, the matter of Weichen is still small, but it is not a good thing for the empire to be unstable and the situation to change drastically. ”

"Brother Jianzhong, what kind of thoughts do you have? The people's discussion is not necessarily a bad thing, the people can talk about it, it shows that the people have made progress and are willing to care about the development of the empire, which is also a supervision for us, the ruling high-level, to prevent some officials from becoming big and complacent, so as to forget the people of their home and country. Li Xuanqing listened to Zhang Jianzhong's words, and was silent, but Hu Xiaosi next to him smiled and said: "Could it be that Brother Jianzhong, a rookie in the empire, also has that kind of foolish and easy to govern thinking?" If this is the case, then Brother Jian Zhong is also opposed to the party system that is about to be promoted? ”

"Hutong Ling misunderstood, Jianzhong didn't mean that, the party system Weichen agreed, which essentially provides another promotion channel for the people of the world, a way to realize their ideals and ambitions. Moreover, this path is more in line with the wishes of the people, so this move is a system that benefits the people and provides continuous forward momentum and vitality for the empire. Zhang Jianzhong shook his head and said solemnly: "As for what Wei Chen just said about the prime minister's candidate being spread below, it actually means something else, because once the people and lower-level officials discuss this matter, it will inevitably bring results, people's likes and dislikes are different, once there is no mainstream opinion to suppress it, then it is likely to spread more and more out of shape, and more and more people will participate, and it will be possible to be used by people with intentions." This is different from the kind of political party propaganda campaign promulgated by the emperor, the kind of public election that is placed on the table, and the victory or defeat is above board, but once this kind of secret thing is used, it will inevitably cause unnecessary turmoil. Although the economic development of our Datang Dynasty is changing with each passing day, after all, there are still some restless elements in the empire, there are some old and young remnants of the previous dynasties, how much do they identify with the empire, no one dares to pack a ticket, if they get involved, wouldn't it cause a chaos? , Weichen doesn't want to see the current good development situation of my Datang because this matter is being used by some hidden enemies, and naturally he doesn't want to become a sinner of the empire because of himself. Wechen is still staying in Youzhou, it just so happens that Youzhou is about to promote the second round of industrial development plan, and Wechen has prepared a lot of plans to implement them one by one. ”

Zhang Jianzhong's words were sincere, but Qiaoxi listened to them next to him and shook his head with a smile: "These words of the political envoy are undoubtedly good words for the country and the people, and no matter which one of them makes Qiaoxi admire it abnormally, but Qiaoxi still wants to say that since the political envoy knows that there are restless elements in the empire, wouldn't it be more beneficial to the empire to take this opportunity to dig them out in one fell swoop?" Why do we want them to continue to lurk so that they may cause even greater problems in the future? ”

"What the third sister-in-law said is that these people can only be brought to justice if they show their feet, doesn't Brother Jianzhong understand? Is it only the hidden enemy that is the most terrible enemy? Hu Xiaosi saw the smile on the corner of Li Xuanqing's mouth, so he asked behind Qiaoxi. He was originally not very interested in these government affairs, but Xuan Yingwei's own task was to ensure the long-term stability of the empire, and most of the previous news was released by Xuan Yingwei, so he went to Zhang Jianzhong, originally he just wanted to find out Zhang Jianzhong's tone, but he didn't expect to attract Zhang Jianzhong's resignation.

"Weichen naturally understands what the queen mother means, but looking at the emperor's actions in the past few years to enrich the country and strengthen the army, and the situation of my Tang territory is getting bigger and bigger year by year, the emperor intends to rectify the empire as soon as possible, and then expand the territory for the long-term interests of the people, so it is naturally best to have less turmoil at this time. As for those who are unstable, there is no other way to deal with them. Zhang Jianzhong's words made Li Xuanqing nod and said with a smile: "Brother Jianzhong seems to be alone in Youzhou, but he always cares about the general trend of the empire, this is a good statement." ”

Li Xuanqing naturally agrees with Zhang Jianzhong's idea, after all, although Li Xuanqing has been focusing on the development of the empire in recent years, the momentum of continuous expansion of the Tang Dynasty has never stopped, even if the northwest side has temporarily died down, but the Western side is still lively and lively, the Marine Corps has been fighting in Tianzhu, and even at the end of the year, the General Staff has transferred the all-round elite troops such as the first battalion. Although this kind of strategic layout seems secretive, it is nothing to a person like Zhang Jianzhong who has a global vision. It's just that what makes Li Xuanqing feel relieved is that the other party has this idea of taking the overall situation into account. For the sake of the stability of the empire and the economic development of the empire from other interference, he was willing to give up the position of prime minister, which made Li Xuanqing see the pattern of this political envoy who usually ignores foreign affairs and focuses on the affairs of Youzhou. As the prime minister of the Tang Empire, the kind of mind and bearing that he has in charge of this unprecedented vast empire is the most important thing.

Li Xuanqing was very satisfied with Zhang Jianzhong, and the other party's views on the political party system also made Li Xuanqing's eyes shine, so after sending Zhang Jianzhong away, Li Xuanqing did not leave Ganyingge, and sat there alone for a long time. And Qiaoxi's side obviously understood that Li Xuanqing was only afraid that he was going to make a decision this time, so he didn't bother him to leave alone.

However, Murong Feixue returned to the palace from her mother's house shortly after Qiaoxi left, but Qiaoxi saw that her face was a little strange, and then contacted the other party's reaction in the past few days, and secretly had a plan in her heart, and walked over and smiled: "Sister, is she tired?" Why don't you eat some Laba porridge that my big brother and I boiled at noon? ”

"My sister doesn't want to make fun of me, my sister has seven tricks, is it possible that she can't guess my sister's difficulties?" Murong Feixue saw the smile on Qiaoxi's face, and immediately said with some embarrassment: "I am really in trouble, and some words are difficult to say." ”

"Sister is not good, then let me say, is my sister planning to tell the eldest brother about the third brother Murong?" Qiao Xi smiled: "Qiao Xi guessed correctly, right?" But Qiaoxi is very curious, did the third brother ask his sister to talk about this matter or someone else? Could it be an uncle? ”

"Does it make a difference?" Murong Feixue smiled bitterly: "My sister also knows that since I married into this palace, I have always only asked about the business of royal assets, and I have never asked about such a major military matter. ”

"Sister Bing Xue is smart and naturally understands that although the eldest brother is unscrupulous with us on weekdays, he will never make a decision out of his heart because of family affection." Qiaoxi came over and took Murong Feixue's hand and sat aside and said: "Uncle's method may not be a good thing, to tell my sister the truth, originally the eldest brother did not have much opinion on the third brother to take charge of the cabinet, although the third brother and our royal family are relatives, and they are also the children of a wealthy family, but after all, he has other ways to solve these problems, but my sister is afraid that it is not a good thing to go back to her parents' house today, do you think what the eldest brother will think in his heart?" Mr. Shum, what will they think? Brother Hu had been to the palace just now. ”

"So, Qiaoxi, what should I do about this?" Murong Feixue lowered her head and bit her lip and said: "Actually, the third brother doesn't have much heart to be the prime minister, he told me about it before, but my father he, alas, thought that the third brother could reach the top successfully." ”

"Well, the eldest brother is in Gan Yingge, I'm afraid he is also waiting for you to find him now. Go ahead, just relay the words of the third brother. As for the uncle's thoughts, the eldest brother knows it, and if you don't say it, he understands it, so it won't be good. Qiaoxi said with a smile: "It's just that the third brother has been wronged, but it's okay like this, at least he is still young, ten years later, when the two political parties of Mr. Cen and the deputy prime minister are mature, the third brother will be able to join directly by other means, and it will be better for everyone to be convinced." Qiaoxi's words made Murong Feixue's face a lot better, and she nodded towards the other party and turned around and walked towards Gan Ying Pavilion.