On the fourth day of the winter month, the day after Liu Yu returned to Chang'an City, Yuan Bolang, who had just been dismissed and was in a very unhappy mood, received a decree from the palace asking him to participate in the deliberations in the Yaqian Palace. Yuan Bolang learned from the little eunuch who passed the message that this time the emperor summoned all the civil officials above the second rank in Chang'an City, and it seemed that there was something important to discuss.

Yuan Bolang hurriedly got dressed, braved the heavy snow and went out, and took a sedan chair to the palace. This snowfall has been going on all night since yesterday evening, and it looks like it's going to be going to rain again.

"Damn the weather."

Yuan Bolang came out of the hot kang head, his body shrunk in the sedan chair and shivered, complaining about the ghost weather, and at the same time thinking about what kind of military affairs the emperor wanted to discuss in such a meeting of no less specifications than the imperial court.

The most difficult thing for the imperial court now is the recall of the army. Of course, Yuan Bolang also knew that this was impossible for the time being, Hua Ji'an was not a fool, and he would not go back to Chang'an City to find death for no reason, even if the emperor didn't care about him sending troops without authorization, he also counted him for executing Min Shaoqing, who was also the commander of the border army. If it weren't for this incident, it would probably have something to do with Liu Wenyan, who had just returned to Chang'an City.

When the war is over, it's time to ask for a reward. The merits of some generals are very well evaluated, and there is nothing wrong with asking for rewards for meritorious service, but for Liu Wenyan and Hua Ji'an, the two successive commanders, the imperial court cannot evaluate their merits and demerits. But now that Liu Wenyan has returned to Chang'an City, this credit has to be evaluated.

"The emperor is so precious, he should be worried about this matter."

Yuan Bolang muttered to himself, and at the same time, the sedan chair also stopped at the gate of the palace. He got out of the sedan chair, and a bunch of little eunuchs were sweeping the snow at the palace gate. But this is basically in vain. Because the snow has just been swept away. Fresh snow covered the road. Sweeping around like this for a day has yielded no results, but the snowy cart has been pushed back and forth many times.

Yuan Bolang was not in a hurry to enter the palace, so he stood at the gate of the palace in the snow and watched.

"Why didn't Yuan Xiang go in?"

A voice that made Yuan Bolang very irritated when he heard it came from behind Yuan Bolang's side, it was Li Yannian with a smile on his face, after Liu Wenyan returned to Chang'an City, this Li Yannian, who hated Liu Wenyan for robbing his daughter, actually opened his teeth and claws. Yuan Bolang glanced at Li Yannian with a sneer, and said in his heart that he shouldn't hate Liu Wenyan for robbing his daughter. It's that Liu Wenyan didn't give his daughter an official title.

"Li Shangshu go in first, the old man will stand here for a while first, blow the wind and calm down." Yuan Bolang said coldly.

Li Yannian laughed, didn't speak, and hurriedly walked into the palace with his hand in a few steps. Yuan Bolang was also very angry in his heart, this Li Yannian was really flattering to him before, but now when they meet, they just say a kind word, and they don't even have the words to say goodbye, they really know the situation.

"Just such a woman who came out of the family was still trapped in the Qinglou. The surname Liu is just a trick at most. Look at how you turn around and don't have this backer! ”

Because there are a lot of ministers summoned by the emperor this time, all the officials above the second rank in Chang'an City. It basically covered the six departments and many yamen in the city, and there were many officials with rank but no real positions were also invited, so there were many people who wanted to enter the palace at the same time. The gate of the palace was very lively, Yuan Bolang thought about it, the last time he saw the palace gate so lively, it was two years ago when the emperor was alive when the Spring Festival civil and military officials came to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor.

In the blink of an eye, it's been almost two years.

A lot of things have happened in the past two years, but most of them have a name running through it, Liu Wenyan, saying that two years ago at this time, he didn't know who Liu Wentan was. In the past two years, he has been an excessive right minister, connecting the previous and the next, and he is worthy of the emperor.

"The first emperor didn't choose the wrong emperor, he just chose the wrong courtier!"

Yuan Bolang sighed, and the people also walked to the palace.

Coming down from a high position, Yuan Bolang has also thought about a lot of things in the past two days, from the beginning of Zhishi to now being dismissed, he doesn't know how many times he has been at the gate of this palace, from being young and vigorous to talking with people, and then to arguing with people in the court, there are gains and losses, many old ministers who were once the mainstay of the court are indispensable, or have returned to the countryside or have gone to see the emperor, and even he, the former "young Zhuang faction", has now become a half-buried person.

The older you get, the more you think.

"Yuan Xiang, why did you come?" Thinking all the way, Yuan Bolang arrived at the door of the courtyard of the Yaqian Palace, and a person hurriedly greeted him, still as polite as before, Yuan Bolang looked at it, and the left was lanhe.

This identity is different, and when they meet, Yuan Bolang opened his mouth and didn't know what to call Lan He. In the past, he was always arrogant in front of this left minister, but now that people see him, he is still very polite, is he still as polite as before?

Yuan Bolang just arched his hand, and he deliberately concealed the title.

"What?"

"Let's talk to you first, and if the emperor wants to discuss something in a while, don't pay attention to it. It is inconvenient to say this. ”

Yuan Bolang was confused, this Lan He should have received some news in advance, but because of the "court secrets", he only showed him a little bit of his position. Yuan Bolang nodded, usually he still has a tacit understanding with Lan He in this kind of matter. After all, there used to be a right minister and a left minister, and they gave the court a sentence to the court.

When I arrived at the Yaqian Palace, it was not lively, and the officials were also very noisy in greeting each other, and it may be that the emperor did not know how many officials of the second grade or above in Chang'an City in the end, and there were more people who came this time. Yuan Bolang finally squeezed in, only to find that the new emperor was not there.

It's no wonder that these officials can chat with impunity.

Everyone was basically there, the emperor did not show up, Yuan Bolang was a little puzzled, at this time Gonggong Wu came to pass the word on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and the discussion was changed to Fengcui Palace.

The group hurried to Fengcui Palace again, and when they arrived, the new emperor had already sat down, as if he had been waiting for a while.

When the officials saw the ceremony, the new emperor didn't have much to say, and went straight to the main body: "This time, I summoned you Aiqing, there is something to discuss." You Aiqing must have known that Marquis Wuyi has returned to Chang'an City, and Marquis Wuyi asked me for advice yesterday and said...... I hope to bring Concubine Lin to live in the house, I don't know...... What do you think? ”

Hundreds of officials braved the heavy snow to participate in the court meeting, and when they heard the words of the new emperor, they looked at each other, this is the purpose of looking for them to discuss today?

Who is Concubine Lin, that is an inconspicuous concubine of the former emperor, to be honest, before Liu Wenyan's rise, no one paid attention to the fact that there was such a concubine in the harem, mainly because the former emperor in his later years was too lustful, and there were too many famous concubines, and he was overwhelmed. It wasn't until Liu Wenyan rose that people knew that there was a little princess in the Ludao Palace who had been "hooking up" with Liu Wenyan for a long time, and the mother of this little princess was this Concubine Lin, and now Concubine Lin.

"Your Majesty, this matter is not appropriate." An old minister who didn't know how long he had been retiring came out and said earnestly.

Yuan Bolang recognized this person, this is Yu Shaozhong, the former right attendant of the Ministry of Industry, and later worked as an errand boy in Liutai Yamen for a few months, because some things were idle by the emperor, and he has always been the kind of person who does not do things.

"Why not?" The first emperor looked at Yu Shaozhong.

Yu Shaozhong was stunned for a moment, looked at the ministers next to him, and they were all looking at him, and he realized that he had become a bird. This kind of thing is actually nothing to look for, about a concubine to move in with her daughter and son-in-law, although it is not appropriate from the point of view of etiquette, but who is called a royal person with privileges!

"Concubine Lin is still young, and now she is only in her thirties, and she has not yet shed her youthful beauty. is the widow of the former emperor again, if she moves to the Qianfeng General's Mansion like this, this ...... If you do something contrary to the norm, won't you be ashamed of the people of the world? ”

Although this is true, no one dares to echo it.

Everyone knows that the emperor is benevolent and virtuous, and the mother died early in the year and was still in the people, so the "mothers" are still filial piety, after the death of the first emperor, not only did not adopt the tradition of martyrdom, but also allowed the former emperor's concubines with children to move out of the palace to live with their children, of course, there are not many former imperial concubines who enjoy this kind of welfare, and because among the new emperor's brothers and sisters, the older mother is generally no longer alive, and the younger one is not yet an adult when she is married. Among the concubines of the former emperor, those who lived with their children and their children's spouses were the only ones who lived with the mother of the fourth princess, Concubine Qin.

Everyone knows what kind of person Concubine Qin's son-in-law is, Chai Jin, a famous second fool, such a person is not afraid that he will have something wrong with his mother-in-law. Because no one objected at the beginning. Now it's different, it's Concubine Lin who wants to move to the Forward General's Mansion, and Concubine Lin's son-in-law is Liu Wenyan, who has a high reputation.

Some wise ministers actually understand now that the reason why the emperor wants to convene such a court meeting is that "there is nothing to do".

On things are small, on people are big. (To be continued......)