As soon as the Lantern Festival passes, the New Year's Festival is basically over, people will start to do the right thing from the festive and relaxed state of mind, the plan of the year lies in the spring, up to the court and down to the people, should start the new year's efforts.

The three years of Changyuan began unconsciously in the trivial matter of getting up and washing, and unconsciously the Changyuan era was already the third year, compared with the previous frequent change of era names, such a situation gave people the illusion of stability. But Xue Chongxun knew that this kind of stability was only a temporary balance, and it was very fragile.

Xue Chongxun has only returned to Chang'an for a few days, and it is the Lantern Festival, and he is busy with this, and he plans to rush to the palace to see how his mother Princess Taiping is.

There is also a court meeting today, and perhaps people from the three provinces and six ministries will ask him about the important points of last year's counterinsurgency, and he must prepare in advance before going to Daming Palace. However, Wang Changling had already written this kind of thing and sent it, but after Xue Chongxun came back, he didn't bother to read it carefully, and remembered that there was also an article on Jianyì, which was probably a strategy for the new year, and it was put in the cabinet in the study.

Because the cabinet was full of accounts and official documents and other more important things, Xue Chongxun went over to pick them up himself before going out, and at the same time ordered people to prepare carriages and honor guards.

Walking out of the bedroom, although the temperature was still relatively low, the fresh air was refreshing, and Xue Chongxun's spirit suddenly improved. I can't take care of practicing martial arts these days, and I was drunk again last night, and my body doesn't feel very neat, so it's good to go outside the house for activities.

The branches outside the corridor are still bare and lifeless, but if you look farther, you can see a faint layer of greenery on the willow branches and on the ground, which has begun to sprout, and everything is recovering. Xue Chongxun hurried to the study to get something, and did not forget to feel the novelty of early spring, in fact, as long as you have a heart, there will be a lot of things worth paying attention to around you.

As soon as he entered the study, he was slightly taken aback, and saw Li Yan'er standing there motionless, with a porcelain plate on her head, Sun sitting on a chair and watching, and two maids standing on both sides. Xue Chongxun was stunned and said, "Yan'er did something wrong and was punished by adults, right?" ”

Li Yan'er looked at Xue Chongxun with a sad face, her big eyes were almost bursting with tears, she was very innocent. She whispered cautiously, "Don't talk to me, you're going to fall off as soon as you say it." ”

Sun gracefully sat with his neck straight, and said casually: "I was too indulgent to her before, and I should discipline her more." Now that Xue Langgui is the prince, if the concubine doesn't stand and sit, isn't she laughed at in vain? ”

Xue Chongxun saw that the Sun family was fine, as if the ambiguity last night had not happened at all, his expression was calm, and it was no different from usual, and he also admired the Sun family's noble lady Su zhì coming, and he was really calm. Seeing this, he also politely clasped his fists and saluted: "Chongxun asks my mother-in-law good morning." ”

Sun nodded lightly and said, "What is the matter with Xue Lang coming?" ”

Xue Chongxun pointed to the cabinet on the side of the bookcase on the north chair and said: "I'm going to the court, I need some files, come and get it, by the way, the keys here are all in the adults' place, bother to open them." ”

"Wait, I'll go over and get the key right away, it's important to get down to business." Sun got up and walked out.

As soon as Sun left, Xue Chongxun smiled at Li Yan'er and said, "It's the station that stands in a military posture and walks right." ”

"You still laugh at other people......" Li Yan'er was distracted, and suddenly the plate slipped off her head, Xue Chongxun's eyes were quick and reflexively reached out to hold it gently, and he didn't even make a sound at all, as if he was understating. At this time, he felt that although he hadn't practiced much recently, his reaction had not regressed much.

Li Yan'er's eyes widened, and she exhaled a long breath: "Ah! Fortunately, Lang Jun caught it, otherwise I would have been unlucky. ”

"What will happen?" Xue Chongxun asked with interest.

Li Yan'er stretched out her little tongue and said innocently: "My mother wants people to copy "Xiaoya" three times, then I can copy books all day long...... Ouch, my back hurts. But if you stay up for half an hour, you will be freed, and Lang Jun will give me a top top, so as not to be seen by my mother. ”

Xue Chongxun smiled: "I'll show you at the door, you quickly move your shoulders." ”

"Then you have to take a look." Li Yan'er hurriedly rubbed her shoulders with her backhand, twisted her body a few times, and the softness on her chest moved like water waves...... People say that the eighteenth year of the female college has changed, and the wife's growth and figure have to catch up with her mother.

At this moment, Xue Chongxun saw Sun coming out of the door over there, so he hurriedly said, "It's here." ”

Li Yan'er hurriedly stood up straight and asked Xue Chongxun to put the porcelain plate on top of her head. After a while, Sun walked in, handed the key to Xue Chongxun, and turned his head to glare at Li Yan'er: "Don't think I don't know that you are lazy...... Why don't you pay attention to your own identity, and play those little tricks like a child? ”

When Xue Chongxun heard the second half of the sentence, it seemed that he was secretly teaching himself, so he had to smile helplessly and take the key to get something.

Li Yan'er pursed her lips and argued: "People obviously don't want to be lazy, so they blame Lang Jun for saying that they want to move their shoulders." ”

Xue Chongxun looked back in amazement and said, "Yan'er really can't stand the deception, and the adults don't have three eyes, how can we be sure that we have any small moves?" It's better that you don't admit yourself. ”

Li Yan'er was in a hurry, and suddenly the plate slipped down, and now Xue Chongxun couldn't reach the whip on the other side of the cabinet, and could only watch it fall to the ground and fall into white porcelain with a "dang" sound. "Ah......h ”

Sun ignored it with a cold face and asked someone to take another plate.

Li Yan'er's depressed wail came, Xue Chongxun got something, he couldn't care about joking with them anymore, said goodbye to the Sun family and walked straight out.

As he walked, he opened the article that Wang Changling had written a few days ago, and now he can only take care of it. There are three articles listed above: first, it is called "name", and the crown prince cannot be objected to, only to strengthen the alliance with the empress and rightfully balance the imperial power of the court; second, called "Shi", to establish the influence of the "pro-kingdom" official residence as soon as possible, and integrate the old party of Princess Taiping, forming a certain shape in Beijing; Second, it is called "accumulation", and the development of the Xue family's foundation in Hedong can make the background of the pro-kingdom deeper.

Xue Chongxun nodded while looking at it, and agreed with Wang Changling's construction. The heart says that the path of this poet's life has changed, and his achievements in poetry may not reach the original height, but the time spent on strategy may develop better in politics.

The first and Empress Gao's alliance is a rehash of the old story, Wang Changling is just summing it up; The second is a bit prescient, some things are actually quite common, but not everyone can be aware of them in advance; The third one is the most valuable for Xue Chongxun, because he hasn't been thinking about his hometown in Hedong for a while, especially since his own brother born to his parents has not come in handy since he was demoted back to Hedong. It is your hometown, where your foundation is, and you should really pay attention to it, just like the foundation of the Flying Tigers is the Hedong warriors, and the power of your hometown can not only stabilize the foundation, but also provide credible talents and prestige.

Xue Chongxun got into his pine carriage while thinking about it, carefully put Wang Changling's official documents into his pocket, and then temporarily went to look at the various details that should be paid attention to in the counterinsurgency.

At this time, he has the illusion of looking for notes and materials before the exam, but it doesn't matter much, when the time comes, he can also turn over the information in the court to answer, which is equivalent to an "open-book exam", he only needs to browse a few times where those questions are approximately, and he has a number in his heart, and it is easy to find temporarily.

His guard of honor marched to Daming Palace, and the gatekeeper probably checked it, and he didn't even need to get off the car, and rode directly into the palace. First of all, I have to go to a small pilgrimage, because the summons on the sixteenth day of the first month are usually relatively early.

The Great Dynasty is opened every ten and every five, but the court has an unwritten habit, generally on the sixteenth day of the first month, the yamen open the office of the seal, and everyone has to gather in front of the palace. This kind of royal summons is generally about government affairs, usually the prime minister and ministers with real power participate, and the prince is not qualified, but this year is an exception, Xue Chongxun has just returned from a big battle, and the military expenses and war results and prisoners of war and so on have to be calculated, so he naturally wants to participate in person.

The carriage went all the way to the north, passing by two huge buildings of Hanyuan Hall and Xuanzheng Palace, and the destination was Zichen Palace. It is called the Inner Dynasty, and the important ministers who are generally paid special attention to by the emperor are qualified to come here to face the saint, and then the left and right of the Zichen Hall have Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province and Hongwen Museum, History Museum, Yushi Taiguan and other official offices, so the important ministers and the above people in charge of the yamen are called into the cabinet, and they can be called "Pavilion Elders...... Obviously, an imperial prince like Xue Chongxun, even if he is a prince, cannot be called a pavilion elder.

Walking to the ground, as soon as Xue Chongxun got off the car, he felt the warm sun shining on his face, and the morning sun in the east had just risen, shining a layer of brilliance on the surrounding quaint and wide palace buildings, making them appear more magnificent, like a fairy palace.

In front of this Zichen Palace, Princess Taiping used to summon ministers there...... The place hasn't changed now, but the people you see have changed. Xue Chongxun couldn't help but sigh softly, and walked up the steps alone, the morning sun shining horizontally stretched his shadow long, but it looked a little lonely. There are few courtiers who come here, so naturally there will not be such a lively scene as when the Hanyuan Hall was in court.

The guards up and down the stone steps stood there in armor and crossed their legs, motionless and sluggish, as if they were not living people, but statues or scenery.

Xue Chongxun entered the Zichen Hall in a carriage, naturally faster than the others, and the emperor and empress usually arrived last, so he probably had to sit and wait for a while when he entered.

When I entered the main hall, I saw that there were not many people in the spacious hall, but the interior design was very reasonable, and the space was originally large but did not feel empty...... Probably because the space will seem deserted. G