In order to get through the "money law" as soon as possible, Xue Chongxun went to the Zichen Hall and met Empress Gao again. After all, both of them need to form an alliance, Dou Huaizhen can see her, and Xue Chongxun can naturally have something to do.

As long as Empress Gao agrees to help, it is easy to make the emperor who ignores the government nod. Nowadays, the imperial power is weak, mainly because the emperor does not care about it, but the power structure of the center is formed in a hundred years, and the holy will of the court is still a very influential part of the legal structure. Therefore, as long as the emperor nods and no one in the southern government objects, any decree can be implemented.

Xue Chongxun naturally did not explicitly say the huge benefits brought to him by the "money law" and the importance of the distribution of power, but only said that it would benefit the country and the people, and he would be bent on accomplishing it. There are some things that are not clear, and Empress Gao also understands, and she agrees with her mouth, showing the sincerity between her allies.

Xue Chongxun breathed a sigh of relief in this matter, and the reform of the money law was bound to be achieved. Originally, I prepared a lot of reasons and quid pro quo to persuade Queen Gao, but I didn't expect her to agree so quickly, and those preparations were useless.

Just said a few words when they met, and it seemed a bit snobbish to say goodbye when they reached their goal, after all, it was a long-term alliance, and Xue Chongxun also had to take care of face and friendship. So he talked some nonsense again, because he didn't know much about Queen Gao's preferences, so he only picked a pleasant topic to talk about, and somehow talked about the excitement of the Lantern Festival. Probably because I talked about this topic with the ministers when I was in the court a few days ago, I am more familiar.

Gao Shi made a very serious appearance, and occasionally asked a small question, such as "Zhang Xianggong drank a few glasses of wine", indicating that he was very interested. But this polite and gentle attitude is very contrived, obviously she is very kind, but it gives people the feeling of thousands of miles away. However, Xue Chongxun is also used to this way of talking, so he doesn't care, as long as he talks casually, and the time is almost up.

If he doesn't look for a topic, Gao will take the initiative to find a topic, trying to avoid embarrassment and coldness.

Suddenly, Xue Chongxun understood that the Gao family was a cold beauty! If there is a tall woman with a proud face and cold as frost is "cold outside", Gao's coldness is really cold to the bone...... Imagine how it feels to be a person you are very familiar with, always talking politely to you, and not showing a little bit of personal opinions and feelings?

Generally, when encountering the so-called ice beauty, a man who thinks he is a cow fork will always be aroused by the desire to conquer. Somehow, Xue Chongxun didn't have much such desire to conquer the Gao family, probably because she was Brother Fen's wife, and Brother Fen was his cousin.

The chatter had been going on for a long time, and it was enough from the point of view of friendship, so Xue Chongxun turned his head to look at the sunshine outside the hall.

Usually when he makes this action, he just wants to say "it's not too early to say goodbye".

At this moment, Gao suddenly asked, "Outside...... It's a lively light market, isn't it? ”

Xue Chongxun swallowed the farewell words that came to his lips, and replied casually and politely: "Well, there are many people and many lights, not much worse than in Daming Palace." ”

Gao sighed softly: "Daming Palace is not very lively. ”

"How?" Xue Chongxun suddenly felt a little strange, probably because her words felt different from usual, somewhat with a little bit of her personal feelings.

Gao Shi showed a very reluctant smile, shook his head and said, "I heard Xue Lang say it so beautifully, I just asked casually." ”

"Oh......" Xue Chongxun stood up and said, "It's not too early, take your leave." ”

"Yu Liben, send Xue Lang out of the palace for me."

Yu Liben, the eunuch standing aside, hurriedly bowed down and said, "The slave obeys the order." ”

Xue Chongxun walked a few steps in the direction of the palace gate, suddenly stopped, turned around and said: "Before my mother was sick, there were many cars and horses in front of her door, and there were many people coming and going, but she would also feel lonely...... This kind of thing has nothing to do with the small number of people. ”

Gao said: "I don't feel lonely, Xue Lang thinks too much. ”

Xue Chongxun laughed, hugged his fists and said, "I see." ”

Unexpectedly, he just wanted to leave, and Gao finally said, "That...... What does it have to do with what? ”

Yu Liben on the side was smiling, silently waiting for the two of them to grind, as if to say: Why do you want to say goodbye if you haven't finished speaking; If you have nothing to say, what are you grinding?

"This ......" Xue Chongxun pondered for a moment, there were other palace people in the hall, and it was inconvenient to say some things, otherwise it would be easy to cause trouble to the Gao family. He laughed after thinking about it, "I can't tell." ”

"Oh......" Gao's expression was obviously a little disappointed, which was very different from his usual calmness.

Xue Chongxun turned around and left.

Yu Liben sent Xue Chongxun out of the Zichen Palace, and walked down from the high stone stairs together. Every time Yu Liben and Xue Chongxun are in a very strange mood together, he will always think that he is a eunuch when he is with foreign ministers, but in front of Xue Chongxun, he can rarely think of his disability...... It's as casual as friends and friends.

Yu Liben said in a joking tone: "The answer that Queen Fang wants to know, Xue Lang obviously knows, why don't you say it?" ”

Xue Chongxun scolded with a smile: "You want to inquire about it to please the queen, right?" Why don't you figure out the answer yourself to solve her worries? ”

Yu Liben looked pensive, and only shook his head for a long time and said, "The miscellaneous family has never thought about this kind of thing. ”

"Does the Fish Guild feel lonely?" Xue Chongxun asked.

I saw that Yu Liben was puzzled.

Xue Chongxun was also thoughtful, thinking about it intermittently and gossiping: "Some animals can survive alone, but people are social species from the beginning...... Now there is a way for society to live together...... The human mind is more complex than that of animals, beasts, and animals, and it thinks more and needs more. Father-in-law Yu thinks about it, we are well fed and clothed, why do we still have to fight with others? It is nothing more than wanting to be recognized by others and realize one's own value, so people demand more. ”

Yu Liben nodded: "When Xue Lang said this, it seems to be such a reason. He then said in a low voice, "Those princes of the prince's mansion, they are forced to have nothing to do, if any of them have the opportunity, I am afraid they will not be willing to live that kind of life when they come to eat and stretch their hands...... The crown prince had a chance. Ha...... It's far away, Xue Lang still said that when he talked about the first matter, the queen asked after a while, and the miscellaneous family also had something to say, didn't he? ”

Xue Chongxun frowned and thought for a while, and expressed his meaning with some difficulty: "In addition to food, clothing, housing and transportation, people also have other needs, and each person is different. Some people can satisfy this need with money and materials, and some people need to be in a high position and get power, and they will feel great satisfaction when they return to their hometown, be praised by the world, and go down in history...... Different personalities and different needs will cause differences, and there is a kind of person who thinks that those irrelevant eyes are not important, so they don't care about being famous in history or praised by the world, but they are eager to be accompanied by someone in their hearts, and only then will they not feel lonely......"

Some meanings are unspeakable, Xue Chongxun said it was difficult, and Yu Liben was even more difficult to understand, even if he was a very smart eunuch, after all, the thinking mode of the ancients was somewhat limited. However, he was indeed very smart, and quickly understood a little, and said: "What Xue Lang said is to find what he needs...... What does the queen need is someone to accompany her heart? ”

"That's a big deal." Xue Chongxun hurriedly said, "The lord of the queen's harem is deeply favored by today, how dare we say that?" ”

Yu Liben smiled, hugged his fists and said: "There is no one else here, it doesn't hurt to talk about it, the miscellaneous family will naturally not say this in front of the queen, it hurts." ”

"It's really easy to make friends with Father-in-law Yu." Xue Chongxun said with a smile.

But he was asking himself in his heart: He has said so much to people, so what do he want? Is it famous and praised by thousands of people, or is the power in history?

The two walked out of the Zichen Hall complex, and Xue Chongxun's pine carriage brought back from Shanzhou was leaning there, and he saluted Yu Liben: "That's it, don't send it far, you can see it often." ”

Yu Liben also returned the courtesy and said a few kind words.

Xue Chongxun said before getting into the car: "The queen is too worried, too worried, so the mood is not good, Father-in-law Yu is more relieved when appropriate...... He hesitated for a moment, and then said, "What the queen is afraid of, I am also afraid, so our lips are cold, I will not sit idly by at any time, please rest assured." ”

After sending Xue Chongxun away, Yu Liben turned around and walked back, and went back to wait for Queen Gao. As a eunuch, being able to appear often in front of the superior and get the favor of the superior is the greatest success, and the reputation of any official position (eunuchs in the Tang Dynasty can have an official position) is false to them. Yu Liben has followed several generations of emperors, and he used to be the most trusted eunuch in front of Princess Taiping, so he naturally understands these things very clearly. It is a must-do job to often relieve the worries and please the superiors, otherwise the favor will not last long.

Therefore, when Yu Li returned in front of the Gao family, he took the opportunity to say: "The slave and the king of Jin have talked for a while, and it is too late to come back, please forgive the mother." ”

Sure enough, Gao asked casually, "What did you say?" ”

According to Yu Liben's thoughts, the queen regards Xue Chongxun as a very important ally, and she must be more concerned about Xue Chongxun's affairs.

He hurriedly replied respectfully: "What the King of Jin said was a bit mysterious, and the slaves and maids didn't understand it too well, probably because they were lonely. ”

Gao's thickly painted eyebrows were lightly raised, and he said quietly: "There is no shortage of concubines in the Jin Palace, what is the reason?" ”

Yu Liben said: "King Jin didn't say that he was alone, he said that everyone was lonely, because no one understood the sorrow in his heart...... He also said that the mother was afraid, and he was also afraid. ”

Gao suddenly remembered that the day before yesterday, she saw a concubine on the east bank of the Taiarmpit Pond, with dry skin and yellow clothes, sloppy clothes, sitting in the sun and counting her fingers boringly, which was something she was afraid of; Thinking of what Xue Chongxun was afraid of, he was probably worried that he would lose his power and be liquidated?

She pondered for a moment and said, "He is worried about how to die, and I am worried about how to live." ”G