Except for the "Shuowang Pilgrimage" on the first and fifteenth days of each month, and in addition to the "Mu Holiday", Xue Chongxun sat in the Zichen Hall every day to listen to politics. There are many etiquette rules in the palace, and the ministers pay attention to a lot of details, and once Prime Minister Dou Huaizhen's hat was a little crooked, and he was impeached by the imperial history for being "untidy". So I had to talk about a few big things for a long time, probably between early in the morning and Tatsumi, which took about two hours, that is, a few hours. Xue Chongxun had to sit there for a few hours every day, and he had to not move around, which affected his prestige, which was actually quite uncomfortable.

It's okay to sit motionless for a few hours a day or two, and he feels very uncomfortable sitting upright like this every day, and once he indulged in excessive lust at night, and the next day he accidentally dozed off in public, and he was more embarrassed to think about it.

He changed the place where he received the ministers every day to the greenhouse hall east of the Zichen Palace, which was not originally an office space, but a palace where the emperor lived and lived, and there was a bathing place next to it. He naturally had an excuse to pull up the purple silk curtain in front of the throne, and move around freely inside, letting the ministers talk outside. If he wasn't interested in what he was saying, no one would know if he was dozing in it, and people outside couldn't see it clearly anyway.

The court discussion became more and more informal, and even the person who approved the holy decree on behalf of Xue Chongxun turned out to be Bai Qimei, and a woman dared to use the jade seal after giving Xue Chongxun a Zhaoyi. The ministers had to endure it, because since the Tang Dynasty, there has been a "fine tradition" of women participating in government affairs, and more importantly, once the imperial historian said to his face that Xue Chongxun was wrong to do this, and he was dragged out by the guards of the Flying Tiger Regiment outside the palace and beaten half to death.

The ministers didn't bother to care, as long as it didn't affect government affairs, anyway, Xue Chongxun didn't say anything, everyone thought it was tacit, and gave Bai Qimei a look and asked her to stamp the approval on the concert seal to approve the "quasi-performance".

On this day, there was a recital from Youzhou that Li Mi urgently reported, which disrupted the daily government arrangements of the courtiers, and a group of people waited for a while under the two pine trees in the square in front of the Zichen Palace, and a eunuch came to announce their entry into the palace. Today's most concerned thing is probably this piece of music from Youzhou, and other daily affairs should be slowed down a little. As early as a few months ago, there was the smell of war in the Northeast, and it is no wonder that the imperial court attaches so much importance to the news of Youzhou, and war has always been a major matter for the country.

The courtiers entered the greenhouse hall, and faintly saw a figure sitting in the purple curtain in the middle, and no one could sit on the upper seat except the emperor, so everyone fell to the ground and shouted "Long life without borders", and sure enough, Xue Chongxun's voice came: "Everyone get up." ”

There were more than a dozen ministers who came to pay homage, three cabinet members, six government affairs halls, and the rest were officials of the two provinces under the Zhongshu Sect and several servants of the six ministries.

There are three people in the purple mantle, in addition to Xue Chongxun, who is sitting cross-legged on the couch, there are also Sanniang who is standing on the side, and Yang Sixuan, the general of the internal service and loyal martial arts. Yang Siqiao has the rank of four-rank military attaché and has a mansion outside the palace, because eunuchs can be crowned officials in the Tang Dynasty, and the Jin Dynasty did not abolish this system; And Yu Liben has never gone out of the palace to lead troops to fight, but his status in the palace is higher than Yang Siqiao, he is not only popular in front of Xue Chongxun, but also one of Princess Taiping's henchmen.

Xue Chongxun said a word, then looked at Li Mi's recital, and asked the minister to talk nonsense outside. He often doesn't speak and doesn't express his position, but he is actually forced to be helpless, occasionally some ministers say something in their brains that makes people very angry, Xue Chongxun wants to find someone to drag him out and cut it as soon as he speaks, he has this power. But as long as you are unhappy, you will cut off people, and you will cut off all the people who have the ability to speak out in the court, who will rule the country? Xue Chongxun asked himself if he was an immortal, there was no way to do this alone. After being held the throne of God, he understood that those faint kings and tyrants in history, they are all temperamental people, and it is normal to do those facts when power is not restrained, but Xue Chongxun did not dare to do that, he still feared the rules of heaven and earth in his heart. Sometimes I was scolded by the minister openly and secretly, and I had to endure to praise "Ai Qingzhong is honest and outspoken", but what I wanted to say in my heart was: you|mother|.

Li Mi wrote the progress of the work in the chapter, found out the troops and defenses in various parts of Youzhou, first wrote a report on the matter, and then investigated the governance of the land where the Han people and the minority people lived step by step. In the recital, it is mainly written about military affairs.

When he saw that it was written that six or seven out of ten of the Youzhou border troops were Hu people, Xue Chongxun's face changed slightly. He naturally remembered the "Anshi Rebellion", although the current situation was not enough to pose such a great danger, but Xue Chongxun was naturally more sensitive because of his prophetic sense.

The ministers had seen it before, and this is what they were talking about now. The government hall has to come up with a "way to deal with it", and the next procedure is for the emperor to approve or veto. However, there were subtle changes at the beginning of the Xue Chongxun Dynasty, and there was a "cabinet" yamen, ostensibly an adviser to the emperor, but it soon affected the flow of the decision-making center.

After the political hall proposed the method, the three members of the cabinet exercised the power of "advisers" mainly because of Xue Chongxun's trust, and they began to "build yì", and it was difficult to avoid raising objections to the political affairs hall's approach...... As a result, the current pattern has been formed, and if the political strategy of the government hall is to be implemented legally, it must pass the cabinet level. Xue Chongxun has not expressed his position for a long time, the cabinet is looking for fault there, if the prime ministers can't come up with a reason to convince the cabinet, how can this recital be approved?

Xue Chongxun didn't ask, in his eyes, the current pattern is a bit like two think tanks, but the supreme power is still in the hands of the emperor. With the few old people in the Jin Palace, the national policy cannot be too affected by Princess Taiping, especially when he is not very in charge of the government, there must always be some people to help check and balance. Xue Chongxun can also be described as well-intentioned.

Cheng Qianli, a member of the military department and a member of the political affairs hall, first came out to explain: "The roster of healthy soldiers in the Youzhou Governor's Mansion was indeed made some time ago, and the number was reduced by more than half. ”

Xiao Zhizhong, who was promoted to the secretary of the ministry, immediately said: "According to the content of this chapter, the Youzhou soldiers have no vision, and it is when the Khitan threat is coming, the imperial court should not move here for the time being, even if it only changes the main general, it is a taboo for the soldiers, so as not to give the barbarians an opportunity to take advantage of." The minister thought that he should issue an order to appease the governor Zhao Qu, let him defend with his heart, and then order the people of Wang Xianzhi of Changshi to assist in the logistics of the fortifications; At the same time, after Li Mi's inspection is completed and everything such as Youzhou governance and Khitan movements is clarified, the decision will be made. If the improper administration of Youzhou officials causes border troubles, it is not too late to ask for the crime or replace them. ”

Su Jin said: "Xiao Xianggong's meaning has not been clarified yet, so what can you say about the Hu people in Youzhou?" In the entire Youzhou and the near left defense area, the town soldiers, township soldiers, and soldiers cannot be accurately calculated, and it is estimated that there are as many as tens of thousands, and there are only more than 3,000 soldiers in the governor's house, most of whom are those border soldiers. What is it that guarantees the safety of my Great Jin Dynasty? In addition to properly administering benevolent government to win the hearts of the people, there are also millions of men in armor and sharp soldiers, like a sword, how can people give weapons to others? ”

Xiao Zhizhong probably felt that Su Jin's qualifications were not old, so he disagreed: "Master Su, don't be too angry about everything, experience more things and read more books, so that you can understand more truths." ”

Wang Changling was also unhappy when he heard this, because he was much younger than Su Jin, didn't Xiao Zhizhong's sentence mean that he was not qualified to talk about state affairs if he was not qualified enough? Wang Changling said with a straight face: "How does Xiao Xianggong think it is not angry? Sitting back and ignoring the hidden dangers of Youzhou is 'more truth', what are the truths? ”

Originally, Su Jin and Wang Changling had different political views, and they often disagreed with each other's views. Su Jin's eyes when he looked at Wang Changling were also happy. Only Zhang Jiuling seems to be more scheming, neither pulling the cabinet nor talking about the government's strategy.

Xiao Zhizhong was a little angry and was about to refute, but at this moment Zhang Shuo stood up, raised his hand to signal everyone to stop for a while, and then said: "The method proposed by Xiao Xiang is not bad, but you have to let the cabinet speak, right?" The cabinet was originally set up to consult on military and state affairs, and they felt that this method was not the most appropriate, so they could speak in front of His Majesty. We are all for the country, and we will talk about things. ”

Zhang said that it was the boss of the political hall, and as soon as he opened his mouth, Xiao Zhizhong also hugged his fists and saluted with a respectful demeanor: "What the Zhongshu Order says is true, and we will be taught." ”

"There is nothing wrong with the reason proposed by Master Su...... Zhang Shuo glanced at the figure in the purple curtain with casual eyes, and said, "We are the dynasty of the Central Plains, and the Han people are the foundation." Since ancient times, the Han people have cultivated and fought well, and if they do not cultivate, how can they be rich and prosperous, and how can they have a glorious dynasty? Without war, how can the country have long-term peace and stability, and how can it have a huge territory? In ancient times, the ancestors only relied on the narrow land on the bank of the Yellow River, and cultivated and fought, so as to occupy the fifteen provinces of Kyushu in China, the land was vast and thousands of miles, and all the places that could be cultivated in the world included the sea, how many barbarians were exterminated or driven to the barbaric land? Since Yan Huang has used stone knives as soldiers to the present Jin Dynasty, up and down for thousands of years, we only plough the fields? Most of the time there is a war and there is bloodshed! If you know this, can you still drop your weapon? ”

Xue Chongxun, who had not spoken, actually spoke at this time: "Zhang Xianggong, how to deal with the matter of Youzhou?" ”

Zhang Shuo hurriedly bowed down and said: "But it is all based on the way of attacking non-ancient saints, and it is easier to lose virtue by slaughtering." Today, if the Hu and Han people live together in Youzhou, the Hu people obey the jurisdiction of our officials, and they should be educated, otherwise they will lose their morality in the Quartet, and the young people in the prefecture will not be willing to join them...... Therefore, the minister thought that it was a prudent policy to wait for Li Mi to return from his inspection, first solve the Khitan rebellion, and then dismantle the Youzhou border army and reduce the number of Hu soldiers. ”

After a while, Xue Chongxun spoke: "Zhang Xianggong replied to Li Mi's recital, just write it and take it over to seal it." ”G