Lu Huiqing stood in front of the half-person-high dressing mirror, and the description of being nearly sixty years old was reflected in the clear silver mirror.

A large glass and silver mirror worth thousands of gold, even in Lu Huiqing's family, only bought two sides when she bought a dowry for her second daughter two years ago.

On the one hand, it was put into the dowry of the second daughter, and on the other hand, it was supplemented by the eldest daughter who married one step earlier. After that, although several favorite concubines had made trouble twice, Lu Huiqing was not willing to buy it again - the merchant only charged the purchase capital and the unit price of more than a thousand yuan, which is not a small amount, in Lu Huiqing's opinion, there is no need to be so ostentatious.

I didn't expect it to be casually placed in the south post of the city. Even if this is a courtyard where Zaifu can only live in Beijing, it is too extravagant.

Or is it that the price of such dressing mirrors has dropped again?

The price of glasses has dropped rapidly, and it has to be discounted every year. Lu Huiqing was in Chang'an, and he inadvertently found that even the officials in the yazhong were wearing a monocle. Nowadays, crystal glasses still exist, but more are glass products.

Just the glass industry, the annual income of the imperial court is hundreds of thousands.

From glasses to mirrors, from utensils to windows, glass is becoming more and more common, from the heavenly family and the high-ranking family, to the rich and noble, and then to the ordinary people's homes, step by step into thousands of households. How many households in the city do not have a small mirror?

Lu Huiqing still hasn't figured out why Han Gang wants to spread the technology of silk weaving. In order to buy people's hearts and attract people, this can indeed be said, but no matter how you look at it, I also think that Han Gang has done too much, it is not a railway.

But if Han Gang wants to disclose other money-making techniques, or improve existing technologies, Lu Huiqing will definitely support it. We will never let the members of Qi Science do what they do best because of the view of the portal.

Looking at the old and familiar face in the mirror, Lu Huiqing snorted suddenly-Outer Confucianism and Inner Craftsman, Yelu Yixin's statement is actually not so ridiculous.

There was no one to serve and wear, Lu Huiqing's hand looked a little clumsy, he pulled the placket, and the belt was crooked again.

The patient tidied up the placket of the court dress little by little, and the person in the mirror had blue and black eyes and a tired face, which was the result of not sleeping in the middle of the night.

Holding the long foot in both hands, he put it on his head in a dignified manner. Looking at the mirror again, his thin lips pursed slightly, even if he was shocked by the bad news last night, it couldn't shake his mind.

Last night, the officials who entered the Chengnan Post overnight to visit Lu Huiqing were three people in total.

Compared with the strength of the New Party in the capital, the number of people still on Lu Huiqing's side is very small. There are only three people, which is enough for Lu Huiqing to understand the changes in the court during this time, and even the words between the Zaifu and the Queen Mother yesterday.

The detective picked up the wat board on the table, and Lu Huiqing immediately stepped out of the door. No matter what the situation he faces, he is well prepared.

From the light car to the imperial city, Lu Huiqing's team of several people could not support the dignified power of the Xuanhui envoy. No one knows that the team of a few people in this district is the honor guard of the dignified Xuanhui envoy.

When he arrived at the imperial city, the city was already full of civil and military courtiers. The ministers were in groups, and there was a lot of discussion in the crowd.

After all, not everyone knows what happened yesterday, and not everyone has already made up their minds.

After Concubine Zhu returned to Shengrui Palace, there was no news from her. The reaction of the Son of Heaven was also unannounced. The Queen Mother's thoughts are even more elusive.

These unknowns already make people feel that the imperial city is quiet at the moment, the mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings.

And the content of the discussion of Zaifu also set off an uproar. It seems to be deliberately proclaimed, and the discussion of the two government assistants in the secret room has become talking to the whole city with an iron microphone.

Asking the Queen Mother to continue to listen to the government, the Zai Fu actually don't have to do anything at all.

For the vast majority of courtiers, it was better to say nothing, whether they were against or in favor. Ten thousand words, it is better to be silent.

As long as no one mentions the pro-government of the Son of Heaven without interest, it will continue to be a matter of course.

This should have been a tacit thing for the courtiers, but Zhang Dian and Han Gang took the two mansions together to ask the Queen Mother to continue to hang the curtain.

not only made the concubine's heart visible to the world, but also exposed the mistakes of the Son of Heaven, and most importantly, this forced the courtiers to choose a side.

If it is for the future, of course, it is not appropriate to offend the Son of Heaven, judging from her age, the Queen Mother will not survive the emperor after all.

How proud the queen mother was when she was alive, and how sad and frustrated the emperor was after she came into power.

At present, the rulers who have occupied the two provinces for many years, once the emperor is in power, I am afraid that none of them will stay.

But why didn't Han Gang worry about the revenge of the Son of Heaven after he came to power?

Could it be that he was so stupid as to think that he had a plan to save the world, so that the Son of Heaven would not dare to touch him in the slightest?

The answer, of course, is no. The courtiers who are familiar with the history books know that the unruly heroes are the emperor's highest priority.

So here comes the question -

How long will the emperor live?

"How's the official family doing?"

Lu Huiqing heard someone around her asking.

In the crowd, Lu Huiqing, who was wearing a cold-proof cloak and covering the court clothes, looked inconspicuous.

But when he looked over, the three of them looked at each other, and the faces of the two people over there changed and hurriedly dispersed.

Lu Huiqing didn't think they recognized themselves - they couldn't see the court clothes, and they hadn't been to Beijing for many years, how could they recognize themselves as the high-spirited Lu Huiqing back then - but they were afraid that they would recognize them.

At a quick glance, if you are not familiar with each other, it is impossible to distinguish people, but Lu Huiqing really recognizes one of them.

That person is a well-known person in Beijing, although his status is not high, but he has no shortage of connections and backers, and his reputation is not bad. The Department of Health and Welfare has been sitting for many years, from a judge to a judge, and Han Gang was the master in the old years, and Wu Yan of the Department of Health and Welfare was judged.

The Department of Health and Welfare and the Imperial Medical Bureau are one, if it is him, the recent situation of the emperor and the queen mother is indeed impossible to hide.

But if the emperor is not in good health, and the wedding is for joy, the news will have spread all over the world long ago, so why ask?

Since nothing has come out, and the emperor still has the spirit to see his future empress concubines, he is worried that the emperor's life will not last forever, and it is still redundant at the moment.

Lu Huiqing didn't think that Han Gang had the ability to calculate the lives of the queen mother and the emperor, but it was just a rumor from the world.

The children of Confucianism should have respected ghosts and gods and stayed away. At this point, Lu Huiqing and Han Gang have a common language.

But Lu Huiqing, after all, it is impossible to walk with Han Gang.

The most important thing at the moment is to tell the Son of Heaven that there are still loyal ministers outside.

Whether you end up depressed, or never give up, depends on whether you can see hope.

Lu Huiqing knew that what he could give to the little emperor now was only hope.

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Vertical vault in the hall.

The important ministers finished saluting the Queen Mother and returned to their respective classes.

This is a constant routine.

Originally, it was the place where the daily court meeting was held, and it was called the permanent residence, and the number was the inner court. Compared with the outer court, which was attended by unscrupulous courtiers and even the empress dowager and emperor rarely appeared, the importance of the inner court is of course self-evident.

Nowadays, the Inner Dynasty has basically become a place for important ministers to discuss the government, and the members of the martial arts class have become decorations.

Han Gang once mentioned to Zhang Dian that the three yaguan armies were also included in the discussion of politics, but Zhang Dian refused, the Privy Council has the right to send troops, but not the weight of commanding troops, and the three yas have the weight of commanding troops, but not the right to send troops, and the three yaguan armies are included in the discussion of politics, how will the Privy Council deal with itself?

How to deal with yourself?

Han Gang also wanted to bring the Privy Council under the control of the Political Affairs Hall, and there was a precedent for the Prime Minister to concurrently serve as the Privy Council. And pulling a captain in charge of the army into the gang is actually tantamount to bringing these generals into the jurisdiction of the political affairs hall.

The appointment of the three envoys now needs to be pushed by the court, and in essence, it has been manipulated in the political hall. With the exception of the Inner Treasury, most of the financial power is in the hands of the Political Affairs Hall. When the military power is also in hand, the relative power can compete with the imperial power.

Of course, Zhang Dian understands this truth, and it is because he understands it too well that he opposes Han Gang's suggestion, he lacks Han Gang's unscrupulousness, and feels that he should be safer.

It's a pity that with the support of the Sanyaguan Army, Han Gang can face the emperor more easily, as well as the group of people who want to stir up the wind and rain.

Han Gang looked at the other side, among the people in that group, the one who dared to jump out now was Lu Huiqing.

Lu Huiqing is old.

This was the first impression that passed through Han Gang's mind after seeing Lu Huiqing today.

is indeed old, compared to Lu Huiqing, who was full of spirit when he first met, after several ups and downs, and has been in the frontier for ten years, he is completely a sixty-year-old man.

His beard was gray, and his face was even a little thin, but when his dull and dim eyes swept over, it still made Han Gang's skin tense for a while.

"Old and strong."

On the side, Zhang Dian whispered with a teasing, but it was not a compliment.

Zhang Dan, who is only three years old, looks nearly ten years younger than Lu Huiqing. The hard work of being the prime minister did not bring much wind and frost, but his appearance became more and more warm.

Maybe it's genetics, Zhang Dan's old father, who was old and childish, learned Zhang Sanying a few days ago, and came to a pear flower pressed begonia. When he was joking with several Zaifu from Han Gang, Zhang Dan's face was very funny.

Looking at the appearance of Zhang Lu and the others now, no one can say that they are the same generation.

"Lu Qing has been in Jingzhao for several years, but he has worked hard."

Just when Han Gang was thinking about the really old and strong old man of his family, Lu Huiqing had already stepped forward to see His Majesty.

Xiang Xiang thanked the Queen Mother for a few words of comfort as usual. But don't mention the credit, just say the hard work, the Queen Mother's prejudice against Lu Huiqing is really deep in the bones.

"Kansai has always been difficult to govern, the affairs are complicated, and the ministers have to barely cope with it with their dull talents. Every time I want to be slack, when I think of the kindness of the first emperor and the two saints, I don't know how to repay it, so I can only redouble my heart. When I went to the temple today, I saw the holy face again, and it was really ...... It's ......."

Lu Huiqing's words suddenly choked up as she spoke.

Han Gang suddenly felt that something was wrong, and only heard Lu Huiqing crying: "The last time I saw His Majesty, His Majesty was still a child, after a few years, I will see you again today, but I am already a handsome young man." If the first emperor is still there, I don't know how happy he will be when he sees His Majesty so heroic! ”