That night, they naturally went back to their rooms to rest, and the next day Xue Chongxun had to go to Chaoli and get up early. Unexpectedly, when she saw Sun early in the morning, she pretended to come over to arrange the affairs of the house, and her words and deeds were dignified and serious, but Xue Chongxun saw a hidden enthusiasm in her eyes. Yesterday, she also said that it was only this once, which was obviously impossible, and it was evident from the affectionate gaze of the veins. It's okay before you taste it, but after you taste the forbidden fruit, I'm afraid it's not something that can be restrained by reason.

The two of them couldn't help but say some homely nonsense, and on the surface they were so indifferent, as if it was an ordinary morning without surprises, and relatives got along naturally. But every teasing tone, every brief glance, and every fingertip touch are so exciting...... This is probably the oriental classical affection? is very subtle, no matter how much she longs for heart-to-heart, she will not say I love you and I miss you, she will only say things like "Xue Lang concentrates on state affairs and returns early in the evening".

Xue Chongxun packed up and dressed neatly, and was ready to go out. Before that, Sun's words were very regular, and every sentence was not separated from housework and what people often said, but when Xue Chongxun was about to leave, he suddenly said: "Xue Lang hasn't been to the study for some days, and the cherry tree behind the house has bloomed, and it can only bloom once a year." ”

Xue Chongxun paused, then pretended to be nothing, and said with a smile: "Then it would be interesting to come back in the afternoon to cook wine and enjoy the flowers." ”

Sun Shixi said: "Before the snow last year, I asked someone to bury a few jars of wine under the snow, which will be dug up in the spring and come in handy." ”

Xue Chongxun's heart was sweet, as if spring was very vivid. At this time, he felt that the family was very good, and he didn't want to go out...... But I still have to go to Asari.

At this time, on the surface, it seemed that the world was peaceful, and the new king and those in power were harmless and talkative, but some people were afraid of fear; The car in front is not far away, and the smell of blood in Daming Palace seems to have not dissipated, how many people are really not afraid of death? Xue Chongxun must participate in the operation of power, even if he does not have to be domineering, he must maintain his influence, continue to grow and develop, and guide the pattern to develop in his favor.

Sun said two more words, and Xue Chongxun went straight out without looking back.

A gust of wind caused goosebumps on his neck, and the early spring morning was still relatively low and cloudy. The branches swaying in the wind and the white sky made him inadvertently think of the secluded corner behind the cabinet last night, a sheltered alley. He took a deep breath and strode away.

Today is not the fifth day, there is no need to participate in the court, but the emperor wants to summon the ministers in the Xuanzheng Palace, among which are not only the people from the decision-making bodies of the two provinces under the Zhongshu Gate, but also the officials of the six executive agencies of the Shangshu Province. Shang Shufu had already been hollowed out of real power at this time, and the position had been vacant for several years, and it could only be participated by the officials of the six departments.

The head of the household department, Cui Xiang, was killed, and Xue Chongxun, as the head of the household department, should go there, in fact, he wanted to see in person what the emperor wanted to do. The new emperor summoned the minister for the first time, and Xue Chongxun didn't hear anyone say what was going on beforehand? Does he want to be pro-government? But when you think about it, it feels unlikely.

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There are a total of thirty-six officials in the six departments (Shangshu Shilang), and five Hubu Shilang, in addition to Xue Chongxun and Liu An, who was sent to Luoyang, there are three people. In the past, Cui Xiang was in charge of the household department, and the other three had little right to speak; Now that Cui Xiang is dead, it is Xue Chongxun who can speak, but Xue Chongxun has little interest in focusing on an executive department, and intends to bring Liu An back to power...... He has been walking around the court recently, and what he wants to do is this, to put his own person Liu An in the position of prime minister.

Now the power structure of the Tang court is very deformed, and the decline of imperial power is something that everyone can see. The reason for this situation is the current situation of the political affairs hall: first of all, there is no full-time prime minister, and for a period of time, the prime minister was held by the Zhongshu Order, with the greatest authority, but the current Zuo Xiang Lu Xiang is not the Zhongshu Order, and the name and power are limited; Then Lu Xiangxian is a peacemaker again, and he has not done anything substantive for a long time.

As a result, the execution of the center was inefficient, the temple was a little chaotic, and even the maladministration of the previous dynasty such as oblique officials was not completely cleaned up, let alone made great efforts. If anyone wants to do something, they must first change the status quo of the government office. If you do this from the perspective of imperial power, there are only two ways to control the imperial court: either use a talented full-time prime minister, use a full-time prime minister to complete some political strategies, and it is more worry-free, as long as the prime minister is changed regularly to prevent one person from sitting big; Either they play the trick of power checks and balances, and form a series of factions with checks and balances of power in the DPRK and China, so as to achieve the effect of stability, but this method is easy to breed party strife.

The status quo is neither, it is a chaotic pattern, which is very unfavorable to administrative operations. And Xue Chongxun is not stable now, of course he will not think about something in a hurry, and he is happy to watch them fight each other.

…… Xue Chongxun entered the Danfeng Gate, which was the outer court, and at this time, many officials came out of the official office and went north. After passing the Hanyao Gate on the side of the Hanyuan Palace, I met several prime ministers again, and then walked to the Xuanzheng Hall together.

Xue Chongxun asked everyone what the emperor had summoned, and everyone couldn't say it clearly. He also doesn't think that Li Chengning wants to be pro-government, although he has ascended the throne in the name of justification, but now the forbidden army and the political power are not in his hands, no one listens to him, pro-Mao politics. And thinking about the day when he persuaded him to be the emperor in the Lin De Palace, his frightened look, I am afraid that he did not have the courage to fight for power.

At this moment, Dou Huaizhen deliberately slowed down her pace and gave her a look. Xue Chongxun also slowed down in his eyes and walked behind the crowd.

Dou Huaizhen said in a low voice: "The day before yesterday, I met Zhang Xiao (a eunuch eyeliner of Xue Chongxun's party, who had just been appointed to the internal affairs), so I asked Zhang Xiao to persuade a few words in front of Jinshang, and the minister summoned today should be to let the Empress Dowager Gao listen to the government. ”

"I see." Xue Chongxun nodded.

Dou Huaizhen smiled again: "Last time, I mentioned that I wanted the Queen Mother to listen to the government, but she didn't agree. I said, "Isn't it a sign of covetousness for authority if a man agrees in this way?" You have to be more sincere today. ”

Xue Chongxun glanced at Dou Huaizhen speechlessly, and said after a while: "Dou Xianggong is doing this, I'm afraid there is a suspicion of forcing the palace, and now I think it was instructed by the Queen Mother, so don't you be frightened?" It's good that the courtiers don't know about this, if everyone knows the mystery, most of them will say that Dou Xianggong is not. ”

Dou Huaizhen looked left and right, and said mysteriously: "Zuo Xiangcheng pretends to be sick every day, and the two old brothers in the political hall (Cheng Qianli and Zhang Shuo) are fighting openly and secretly, and they both want to get each other down, this is not a secret." What is it like to go on like this? He said with a flattering face, "I can't take care of things today, it's better to let the Queen Mother and King Jin preside over the overall situation, am I right?" ”

Xue Chongxun replied noncommittally.

After the two of them said that, they caught up with the other prime ministers in front, and the ministers saw that Dou Huaizhen was looking for Xue Chongxun to whisper back, and several people were disdainful, and naturally understood that Dou Huaizhen was flattering again, and he didn't even care about face in public, which was also powerful.

Now Xue Chongxun has a bottom in his heart, and he probably understands today's events.

Sure enough, after everyone met the emperor, the emperor didn't ask about any political affairs at all, and said directly and cheerfully: "I ascended to the pole as the second son of the first emperor, and I have not been able to govern the country without going through government affairs, and I want to invite the descendants of the elder Gao Tai to listen to the government, and then I will act as a ...... after I am familiar with the government and politics."

Everyone was silent, only Lu Xiang stood up first, and said: "Your Majesty, think twice, it is advisable to select talents to assist Fang as the right path." ”

He just shouted twice casually to make a gesture, and the other bureaucrats didn't take it seriously, let alone echo Lu Xiangxian. People are highly respected, so to speak, if others follow suit, maybe they will be regarded as a camp attitude, and they will be tragic in the future.

But at this time, another person also stood up, and people were surprised to see that it was Li Shouyi, so it was not surprising. This guy has always been outspoken and fearless, and the dead pig is not afraid of boiling water, what does he care about?

Li Shouyi frowned and said: "Your Majesty has already performed the crown salute, why do you want to give way to politics?" ”

Li Chengning was stunned when he was asked, and Li Shouyi, who was not afraid of Ling Ran, was stunned and didn't know what to say. It's not allowed for people to delegate power, this guy really doesn't have a backache when he stands and talks.

"I ......" Li Chengning raised his hand and looked gloomy, "I want to write to the Queen Mother to listen to the government, and I am afraid that the Queen Mother is unwilling to worry about state affairs, so I want to ask the ministers to jointly write with me, if you don't agree, you don't force it...... Zhang Xiao, take down the recital book and let you take a look. ”

When a young eunuch heard this, he walked down the steps with a copy of the article and handed it to the ministers. After a while, Zhang Xiao commanded someone to move a table and put the four treasures of the study, which obviously meant that everyone signed and co-signed.

I don't know if it was Li Chengning's own idea or someone else's idea for him, anyway, he has some knowledge, but he is still not as sincere as Wu Zetian's son. When Wu Zetian was in power, the emperor made 10,000 people jointly write a letter in order to make an old lady emperor, which was called a brave heart.

The atmosphere was a little dull, Xue Chongxun suddenly felt that this matter was not done well, but there was no way to do it so far, so he turned back to Dou Huaizhen and whispered: "If there is such a thing in the future, at least discuss it with the Queen Mother." ”

Dou Huaizhen should have also felt the unnatural atmosphere, so he whispered with some shame: "I didn't expect that he would come directly like this today, and his courage is too small." ”

The eunuchs put their things away, Lu Xiangxian stood aside silently and said that he would not sign, and Li Shouyi also stood out. Standing in second was Zhang Shuo, who walked unhurriedly to the table, lifted and wrote a few words, and one prime minister took the lead, and the others followed one after another to sign it.

The name is written on it, and the position is very clear, but at this time, if you still want to be an official, you can only show your attitude, and everyone is helpless, otherwise you should have resigned a long time ago. G