Liu Wei walked quickly, and he walked all the way to the outside. Instructed the guards to go first to prepare the carriage, and he took Mi Zhen back to the entrance and exit of Linxian Garden along the same road.

There were also many scholars who came from Mu Caiyan's name and went to Minglou bustlingly, and Liu Wei took Mi Zhen to rub shoulders with them.

Mi Zhen's excitement still did not subside, and for the first time, she felt the pride of the man she liked overpowering the crowd. This is the real son of heaven and the pride of the sky. No one in the world can match the martial arts.

Mi Zhen still wanted to say something to Liu Bian, but when she saw that Liu Bian's face was a little depressed and she was in a hurry, she couldn't open her mouth again.

Liu Wei was not very happy at this time, and he was in the limelight, but for some reason, he escaped like a dog in the end. Other traversers were not so embarrassed when they pretended to be pigs and ate tigers.

Think about it since I crossed the Eastern Han Dynasty, there has not been a thing that has been in the limelight that has been done smoothly. Every night I was tired like a dog. I wanted to swear that I would never be an emperor again in the next life, but I swallowed back without saying anything. Once the right is touched, no matter how hard it is, it will not let go.

Out of the neighborhood Xianyuan, Liu Wei helped Mi Zhen into the carriage, and he was just about to go up, Xu was a little anxious, and he actually landed in the air, and then a person reached out from behind to help him.

Before Liu Wei could see the man, the surrounding guards had already surrounded him and pinned him to the ground. Liu Rui, who followed Liu Bian, was full of shame, and he and the others followed the footsteps of the Son of Heaven, but they were also a little anxious, and they didn't even pay attention to the person who followed from behind, if the other party was an assassin, Liu Bian would have died just now.

"Your Majesty......" blushed and was about to kneel, but Liu Wei waved his hand and ordered him to get up.

The man was pressed to the ground without the slightest struggle, there were still a lot of people at the door of the neighbor Xianyuan, and Liu Wei, who didn't want to be noticed, frowned and ordered, "Let him get up." ”

The guards pulled the man up, his hair scattered, half of his face already covered with mud, and he looked extremely embarrassed. But his expression was calm and free, his eyes were clear, and there was no fear at all.

"Who are you?" Liu Wei asked with a straight face.

"The grass people are not worried about disturbing Your Majesty, I hope Your Majesty will forgive you." The man said deferentially.

Worried? This name seems to have some memory in my head, and it should also be a historical celebrity. Liu Wei looked at this Xi Xian carefully, and saw that although the dirt on his body was a little embarrassed, the elegant temperament on his body could not be concealed.

"How did you guess who I am?" Liu Wei asked curiously, but his voice was still full of majesty.

"When the grass people saw that His Majesty had just gone upstairs and rewarded the waiter with a golden bean, they knew that His Majesty's identity was not ordinary. Looking at Your Majesty's dragon and tiger steps, he has the courage to swallow mountains and rivers, isn't it the appearance that only emperors can have? Your Majesty is born with a leader's appearance, which cannot be concealed even if it is clothed among the people. ”

Xi Wei replied very flatteringly, but Liu Wei did not feel disgusted. He has been an emperor for so long, and it is not the first time that someone has slapped his ass. Even in terms of publicity, the Propaganda Bureau's god-making movement has almost blown Liu Wei to the sky, and after a long time, he has gradually become accustomed to being praised by others.

I knew in my heart that this Xi Worry must have something to ask for, but he stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling person, Liu Wei still said to him with a pleasant face: "You are also keen to observe." It's just that you came to see me rashly, what should be the matter, right? ”

"The grass people have been studying so far, Bo has talent to learn, and he only wants to serve His Majesty, and I hope His Majesty will accept it."

Liu Wei smiled, it turned out that he was just a self-recommendation. However, it is impossible to enter the court as an official just by making sycophants, and Liu Wei still values actual ability.

"Next year, the imperial court will hold a imperial examination, if you want to serve the country, you must work hard to get a good result." Liu Wei said.

"The grass people just want to lead the horse for His Majesty." Xi Xianbai fell to the ground.

"You want to enter the Ministry of Internal Affairs?" Hearing Xi Wei say this, Liu Wei took him a little seriously, and his expression became serious.

Since he began to select scholars for the imperial examination, all scholars in the world are proud of being admitted to the imperial examination, and they are eager to take the scientific examination. However, Xi Wei was reluctant to conduct scientific examinations, and only wanted to enter the Internal Affairs Office, so Liu Wei was greatly surprised.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, in order to centralize the imperial power and weaken the power of the prime minister, the "Inner Dynasty" composed of generals, front and rear generals, and servants and regular servants was established, as opposed to the "Outer Dynasty" from the prime minister to the officials of 600 stones. In the period of Emperor Guangwu, in view of the dictatorship of the relatives of the Western Han Dynasty, Shangshutai was established, and a number of officials such as Shangshuling were established to restrict the rights of the three dukes, and they could enter and leave the palace at will, and they were the henchmen of the Son of Heaven. This became the Inner Dynasty of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

However, after Liu Wei succeeded to the throne, he began to gradually weaken the power of Shang Shutai, and completely relied on foreign dynasties to govern the country. After the reform of the official system, Shangshutai was completely abolished and merged with Shaofu to form the Internal Affairs Office. And the Internal Affairs Office is not a court office, but only a personal service for the Son of Heaven. All people, including the head of the internal affairs office, have no rank, no court money, and the Son of Heaven personally gives them money. Although the Ministry of Internal Affairs also has the authority to counsel the government affairs of such a department, it does not directly affect the power of the government. Therefore, the current scholars are keen to enter the imperial examination as an official, and most of the nobles in front of the people are scholars who have failed the imperial examination, and finally there is a tanhualang Guo Jia who is also forced by Liu Bian, and Lu Zhi also criticized Liu Biao for competing with the country for talents.

This concern is now doing the opposite, which is really different. However, Liu Wei doesn't think that Xi Wei chose this because he has any loyal feelings for himself, and loyalty can only be cultivated slowly through time between each other. Xi Wei did this with a strong purpose, and the reason why Liu Wei began to look at him with admiration was precisely because he understood Xi Wei's thoughts.

Although the Internal Affairs Mansion does not have rank, it is working by the side of the Son of Heaven, and it can be said that it is a confidant of the Son of Heaven. In particular, departments such as the Confidential Department also have the opportunity to participate in handling political affairs, and if they perform well, it is only a matter of the Son of Heaven to become an official. Compared with the imperial examination, it is necessary to stand out among hundreds and thousands of people, and the competitive pressure is very great. It was precisely when Xi Wei saw this that he found another way, which made Liu Wei have to admire his unique vision.

"In that case, you can go back to the palace with me." Liu Wei nodded in agreement.

"Whoa!" Xi Xi was overjoyed, and really walked to the carriage to lead the horse for Liu Wei.

Liu Wei got into the carriage, and when Mi Zhen saw Xi Wei's appearance in the car, she pursed her lips and said to Liu Wei: "This person named Xi Wei is really interesting. ”

"He's an ambitious man." Liu Wei commented briefly.

"My brother said that ambitious people are dangerous." Mi Zhen said vigilantly.

Liu Wei looked at her strangely, and Mi Zhen explained: "An old steward in our family was ambitious, and when my father just passed away, he wanted to collude with the government to seize our family's property. At that time, I was still young, and my eldest brother and second brother were also very young. I don't know exactly what happened, but I heard from the second brother that it was very dangerous at that time, but thanks to the eldest brother, he finally defeated him and kept the family business. After that, the eldest brother said that even if the family was rich in the world, it would not be able to withstand the county order of the broken family, and said that the ambitious people in the family were too dangerous. ”

Mi Zhen recalled the past, her eyes gloomy.

"Ambition is a double-edged sword. If a person has ambition, he will make efforts to do so, which may benefit all directions, or break through the barriers of morality and law and endanger others. How to judge it depends on the purpose of his ambition and the means used. If your ambitious people are in control, they will be a great help to you. The key is whether you have a goal that satisfies his ambitions and controls the means he uses. Liu Wei talked eloquently, seeing Mi Zhen's bewildered and puzzled look, obviously he still didn't understand.

Liu Wei laughed and explained too much, but changed the topic: "Zhen'er, are you willing to go back to the palace with me?" ”

Mi Zhen's eyes widened suddenly. She had been looking forward to this sentence for a long time, but Liu Wei said it very abruptly, which still made her panic and her heart beat faster.

"I, I'm ......," she didn't know what to say.

In fact, Liu Wei was also very nervous, and he also made a lot of determination to say this.

As a result, the carriage arrived in front of Mi Zhen's house, and Mi Zhen did not give Liu Wei a clear answer. He lowered his head, blushed, and didn't say a word. Liu Wei was also embarrassed and silent, completely devoid of the self-respecting spirit of the world that belonged to the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty in the past.

A long time passed, and it was not a matter to think that the two of them were silent without saying a word. Liu Wei coughed dryly and said, "You can go back and think about it first, and if you understand it, you will let someone inform me." ”

Mi Zhen blushed and nodded, and the cat's waist got out of the carriage.

Liu Wei couldn't guess what Mi Zhen thought, sighed, and ordered the carriage to continue to move back to the palace.

Back at the Dragon Garden, it was getting late. Liu Wei ordered Xi to report to the Internal Affairs Office, and temporarily arranged him in the Confidential Department.

Empress Tang was feeding silkworms in the spinning room of Empress Mingde (Empress Liu Zhuang of the Han Ming Dynasty), and when she heard that Liu Wei had returned, she rushed back to Zhutao Yashe.

Liu Wei's daily life was taken care of by Empress Tang, almost from the time Empress Tang entered the palace. After Liu Wei ascended the throne, he did not want others to wait, and felt that this kind of civilian life could make the relationship between husband and wife more inseparable.

Seeing Liu Wei tossing outside for a day, Queen Tang ordered the palace people to fetch a basin of water, threw a towel in the water twice, wrung it out and wanted to help Liu Bian wipe his face, Liu Wei snatched it and wiped it himself.

"It's not the time to be a kid again, I said I can do what I can do by myself." Liu Wei muttered dissatisfiedly.

Empress Tang smiled.

"The concubine entered the palace to serve His Majesty when she was young, at that time Your Majesty was still in the general corner, and the concubine was also ignorant of personnel, Your Majesty was not favored by the first emperor, and the palace people Huangmen were lazy, and the concubine was distressed and wanted to take care of Your Majesty, but she repeatedly made mistakes, but fortunately, Your Majesty was benevolent and did not blame the concubine for being clumsy, how can you dislike the concubine now?"

"I don't mean to dislike it, I just think that there are some things that I can do myself, so I don't want to fake others." Liu Wei hurriedly explained.

Empress Tang looked at Liu Wei's anxious appearance and asked a little strangely: "The concubine is just joking with Your Majesty, why is Your Majesty so nervous?" ”

Liu Wei's face was embarrassed. In fact, he has a ghost in his heart, so he is so sensitive. He felt that if Mi Zhen's matter was not resolved, this pressure of inner guilt would one day drive him crazy.

Just outside the palace, I mustered up the courage to propose to Mi Zhen to take her into the palace, and I wanted to discuss it with Queen Tang, but when the words came to my lips, I didn't know how to mention it.

Liu Wei knew in his heart that with Empress Tang's gentleness, he would naturally not object to him integrating Mi Zhen into the palace, but it was precisely because of this gentleness that he couldn't bear to hurt him.

Empress Tang didn't know the entanglement in Liu Bian's heart, but told Liu Bian what happened in the palace today: "Your Majesty sent Duke Lu on the expedition, why did it take so long to come back." Jia Wenhe came over twice to ask for a meeting, as if it was information from the state side, and he didn't elaborate on the specifics. Princess Heyang sent someone to say that she was pregnant today, and I have already sent someone to ask Dr. Hua to see her, saying that the fetus is stable and has been two months. ”

"Really? Then tomorrow we will go to Sister Ren's place to celebrate. Liu Wei said lightly.

He had something in his heart, and when he heard the surprise news that Ren Hongchang was pregnant, he also had an indifferent expression. Empress Tang looked at him again with puzzled eyes.

"Your Majesty has something on your mind?"

"I ......," Liu argued and stopped. After hesitating again and again, he was just about to tell Empress Tang what he thought, when someone from the palace came in and reported: "Shi Jiaxu, the president of the unified investigation agency, asks to see him." ”

"Jia Changshi has been here three times, and it seems that there is something urgent." Empress Tang said.

"Recently, the unified investigation agency of Bingzhou interrupted the transmission of news to the capital, Jia Wenhe was suspicious, so I summoned him here to discuss, who has been out of the palace for too long and forgotten this matter, at this time, he must have made some discoveries." Liu Wei explained.

The palace people took Jia Xu to the front hall to wait, and Liu Wei quickly changed into a set of civilian clothes and walked out. Seeing the urgency on Jia Xu's face, Liu Wei had a bad premonition, his heart sank, and he hurriedly asked, "What is the matter with Wen He?" ”

Jia Xu obviously ran all the way over, and his breath was not even even: "Your Majesty, Lu Bu, Lu Bu is reversed, and the state is in danger!" ”