After reading the song, the Empress Dowager Song didn't say anything. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Xiao Tianzi asked her opinion, she replied, this is a matter of the foreign court, and it has nothing to do with the harem, I am a woman, I don't understand the affairs of the court, so I won't talk nonsense. If you can't make a decision, go to the three princes and nine ministers to discuss, I believe they can give you better advice.

Xiao Tianzi understood that the Empress Dowager Song said that she didn't ask, in fact, she supported Liu Xiu's new policy, because weakening the power of the inner dynasty and re-establishing the authority of the three princes of the outer dynasty was one of the contents of Liu Xiu's new policy.

"I don't think there's anything to hesitate about, the prince of Chu invited the old system to follow, even this part of the new deal was not proposed today, and there has long been a precedent for increasing the salaries of county-level officials, but the national treasury is empty and cannot be carried out for a while." Xiao Tianzi put away the music, calm and calm, "It's just that in this way, it is really difficult to use more wealth." Fortunately, the king of Chu had already created an unprecedented system before, and I was ready to lend some more to them according to the previous example. Of course, if the Situ government could receive more money from the states and counties, it would not have been so troublesome. ”

Empress Dowager Song looked at Xiao Tianzi and nodded slightly, "Your Majesty has made gratifying progress in the past few days, and he has quite a kingly bearing, it seems that he has made achievements in fighting with Chu Shizi for a year last year." Wind and snow, don't you say? ”

Fengxue lowered her head and didn't speak, Empress Dowager Song suddenly asked her, she didn't react for a while, and nodded hurriedly after a while. "What the Queen Mother said is very true."

"It's a pity that Chu Shizi has to serve his filial piety, and he can't lead troops to fight in the future. There is no such good opportunity again. The Empress Dowager Song said unhurriedly, "If Your Majesty wants to make further progress, you can only follow the example of Emperor Xiaoling and write more letters to ask for advice." When the time comes, I only hope that Chu Shizi will not shirk. ”

Feng Xue came to his senses and hurriedly said, "Please rest assured that the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, the concubine believes that the humble husband must be loyal and sincere." ”

"That couldn't be better." Empress Dowager Song sighed, "The King of Chu has the talent to do business, and the Prince of Chu has the ability to use soldiers, both of which are good materials for the country." However, God does not bless the good people, the king of Chu abandons the world, and the prince of Chu is hindered by the old system. can no longer lead troops to conquer, but the world has not yet been pacified, so we can only hope for future generations. ”

The wind and snow are the only ones. I don't know how to deal with the Empress Dowager Song's words full of off-topic meanings. Xiao Tianzi watched coldly, and his heart was determined, it seems that no matter what, the Empress Dowager Song is still unwilling to give up the rights of the Song family, as long as he does not reject Liu He, the Empress Dowager Song will stand firmly on his side, because only by keeping him can the brilliant future of the Song family be preserved.

Xiao Tianzi sat down for a while, said a few words of gossip that were not salty or light, and got up to leave. I went to Situ Luzhi and others to discuss how to deal with the few questions raised by Liu Xiu's letter.

Lu Zhi has had a hard time lately. Although he and Liu Yuanqi have not been in contact with each other for a long time, Liu Yuanqi's sudden death still made him feel a terrible chill. He believes that Xiao Tianzi has an unshirkable responsibility for Liu Yuanqi's death. Who said that the clever will not be plotted? Countless heroes died at the hands of Xiao Xiao, not to mention that Xiao Tianzi is not an ordinary person, he has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and his skills are no worse than ordinary Lang officials.

From Liu Yuanqi's death, Lu Zhi felt the cruelty of Xiao Tianzi, and couldn't help but be a little afraid of his previous strict discipline of Xiao Tianzi. If it was just because of the pressure on him from the Chu Palace, he would be able to kill Liu Yuanqi desperately. So what is he, a minister who only has the protection of the emperor's edict? The emperor who has always been strict has not ended well, he is not the first, and he will not be the last.

For the first time, Lu Zhi had the idea of retreating. Of the three sons, Lu Shen had already died because of the imperial court, and he didn't want to die again, it was not worth dying for such an emperor.

Receiving the summons of the little Son of Heaven, Lu Zhi was rarely silent, he listened silently, did not express any opinions, and kept holding the Zhishi Song Shu prepared in his sleeve with his hand, and waited for the Son of Heaven to finish speaking, he sent it up, asking the beggar bones to go home to support the elderly. Unexpectedly, before he could take it out, Taiwei Duan Cheng first took out Zhi Shishu and asked for retirement, on the grounds that he had been fighting for many years, was physically and mentally exhausted, and wanted to go home to retire. didn't wait for Lu Zhi to react, Sikong Tang Zhen also followed, the reason was relatively more direct, his daughter Tang Yingzi disappeared for many years, and suddenly reappeared next to Liu Xiu, in order to avoid suspicion, he decided to give office.

Not only Lu Zhi was surprised, but even Xiao Tianzi was surprised, he sank his face, his eyes swept over Sangong's face, and finally looked at Lu Zhi, "Lu Gong, you also have the same note hidden in your sleeve, right?" Don't hide it, take it out. ”

Lu Zhi was very embarrassed, so he had to take out the song that had been pinched and soaked with sweat on his hands.

Xiao Tianzi took it, spread the three pieces side by side on the case, and chuckled, "The three of them have really worked together for many years, and they have a very tacit understanding, and even the wording is almost the same." He patted him gently, "Don't explain, what you think in your hearts, I know very well, I know, no matter what I say, I can't keep you." In this way, I will forward all the notes of the three to Chu Shizi, if he agrees with the three Zhishi, I immediately agree, if he does not approve, then please let the three of you tolerate my stupidity and help me for a few more years, how about it? ”

Lu Zhi and the others sweated like rain, and Xiao Tianzi's words were too heartbreaking.

"Since the three of them have no opinion, then I won't embarrass the three of them. Lu Gong, you are still Situ at the moment, and you should handle the matter of increasing the salaries of county-level officials. Duan Gong, since you are still a lieutenant, you can't push the war in Jizhou and the war in Jizhou, and take your responsibility. I believe that I don't need to talk to you more about these truths. As for you, Tang Gong, in the notes sent by various states and counties, there are entries asking for the repair of the galloping road, shouldn't you, the commoner, also use some thoughts, instead of thinking about avoiding suspicion all day long? In addition, there is something going on in the northwest, and the straight road from Chang'an to Jiuyuan is busy, should you also be concerned? ”

Duan Cheng and the others kowtowed again and again.

Xiao Tianzi stood up, glanced at the three princes who fell in front of him, and walked away. As soon as he returned to the apse, he sank his face, raised his head, looked at the blue-black roof, and sneered. Lu Zhi and others resigned, the reasons were similar, but they were all excuses, in fact, there was only one reason, they all thought that the death of Liu Yuanqi, the king of Chu, was his hand, for fear that they would repeat the mistakes of the past and die unexpectedly.

Hmph, you want to retreat? Yes, I just wanted to get rid of you all, but now, I want to drive you away, and I'm going to let him drive you away. I'd like to see what he thinks and what kind of tricks he can perform.

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The edict of the Son of Heaven was sent to Gangneung in an expedited manner of 600 li. From now on, Liu Xiu's heir to the prince of Chu will take Nanjun as the state of Chu, and the former hussar general Changshi Fu Xie as the minister of Chu. The private matters invited by Liu Xiu were all approved, and the wind and snow left the palace at sunset, and returned to the Chu Palace's mansion with Liu Yuan, and then accompanied the Chu princess Tang to Jiangling. Liu Yuanqi, the king of Chu, was loyal and diligent, and died untimely for the country. It is still the case, the funeral is treated by Taichang, the general of the craftsman is governed, and the soldiers of the Northern Army are sent to the funeral, and all kinds of Ming utensils are readily available, which are allocated by the palace. The official matter invited by Liu Xiu was being studied by Situ Mansion, and the recital of the resignation of the third prince was also given to Liu Xiu as it was.

The Son of Heaven also attached a letter in his own handwritten words.

The accidental death of the king of Chu, who was loyal to the country, was a great loss to the country and a great loss to me. However, the Sri Lankan people are gone, and we can only look to the future. After Chu Shizi took over as the king of Chu, although he could no longer lead troops to govern the government, I hoped that Chu Shizi would continue to teach me and help me make suggestions, just as the king of Chu did when he was alive, and play an exemplary role for the vassal kings. In order to show respect for the deceased King of Chu, I ordered all vassal kings and important ministers to go to Jiangling to mourn, and will come to Jiangling in person to pay tribute to the King of Chu and shed tears for his death.

Liu Xiu was disdainful, but Yu turned over and over for a while, his sword eyebrows tightened, and he sighed, "Shizi, you have always been heavy and light, but now it seems that this "Han Feizi" is not an idle person, no wonder some people say that the law is also born from Huang Lao, but it is more practical. Look at these measures of the Son of Heaven, it is very wonderful for Huang Lao. ”

Liu Xiu pondered for a long time, and also felt that he was scratching his head, especially how to deal with the resignation of Lu Zhi and others, which was a very particular matter. Lu Zhi and their resignation, which can have many ideas, but the most reminiscent thing is to avoid suspicion and complain about Liu Yuan. Xiao Tianzi was noncommittal, and put these in his hands and let him make decisions, which seemed to be a great reliance on him, but in fact he put a hot potato in his hands. If he agrees with the resignation of Lu Zhi and others, then Xiao Tianzi will be happy to see it, and he will immediately arrange for his own people to be on top, if he does not approve, then everyone in the world will say that this is his own power cultivated by Liu Xiu, and he wants to control the government of Luoyang through these three people, and Lu Zhi and others do not even have a chance to refute.

This Tai Chi is a good one.

Liu Xiupin smacked for a moment, and suddenly had a strange feeling. "Zhong Xiang, I think this thing seems to be a little wrong, this kind of approach is not in line with his personality, could it be that someone superior is secretly guiding him?"

Yu Fan couldn't help but be a little surprised, he was not very familiar with Xiao Tianzi, and he had no way to judge whether Liu Xiu's opinion was right or not. But he knew that Liu Xiu was very accurate in seeing people, he watched the Son of Heaven grow up since he was a child, and he stayed with the Son of Heaven for more than half a year last year, and he believed that he had a certain grasp of his opinion of the Son of Heaven.

"What kind of master does the prince think it will be?"

"I can't tell, I just have a strange feeling." Liu Xiu narrowed his eyes and pondered for a while, "And I think that this master should be by his side, but I haven't heard of any new faces around him." ”

Yu stroked his beard and thought for a moment, "Shizi, could it be that you are too sensitive, maybe this is just the result of his self-cultivation." Although he is young, he has a high level of understanding, and his achievements in self-study of Han Feizi are obvious to all. Faben is out of the way, and he also has 5,000 words of Lao Tzu in his hand, maybe he has gained. ”

Liu Xiu groaned for a while and nodded, "What you said makes sense." However, it is still necessary to figure it out, not just guess. After all, there is still a big difference between reading books and self-understanding, and having the guidance of a master. ”

Yu chuckled, "It seems that not only the prince is changing, but our opponent is also changing." As the saying goes, it's not easy. ”