Han Jian followed Lu Shaokun into the palace, originally Han Jian thought that he would go directly to Ye'an Pavilion, where the empress usually works, but he didn't expect Lu Shaokun to take him to a road that he had not taken.

"Grandpa Lu, where are we going?" Han Jian was puzzled and asked.

"Your Majesty is waiting for Your Highness in the Imperial Garden, please ask Your Highness to accompany the old slave."

Han Jian secretly thought that this imperial garden no longer belonged to the outer palace of the imperial palace, but could be said to be a part of the inner palace, and ordinary courtiers were not allowed to enter. At the moment, the empress is in the court, and there will be no concubines in the inner palace, so it will be okay for him to go in.

But since the Empress was summoned in the Imperial Garden, it was private, and it would probably be more natural than usual.

It was the first time for Han Jian to enter the Inner Palace, and it was also the first time to go to a place like the Imperial Garden. The Imperial Garden is a quiet and elegant place in the Imperial Palace, with a huge courtyard full of birds and flowers, and even a meadow and a small forest. But between the trees, there are a few pavilions, occasionally see palace maids passing by, see Lu Shaokun saluting one after another, see Han Jian but just bow his head and pass, they don't know Han Jian's identity.

"Your Highness, just in front, the old slave will not accompany you." In front of a water pavilion, Lu Shaokun Nunu signaled that the empress was in front, and he himself was going to retire.

"There's Father-in-law Laulu." After Han Jian finished speaking, he stepped forward alone, and when he arrived in front of the water pavilion, he saw the empress dressed in plain clothes, serving the palace maids, using fish food in the basin to feed the koi in the pool, so it was not leisurely.

Han Jian arrived at a place like the Inner Palace, but there was no one around him, and he felt a little awkward. Just as he was about to make his way to the water pavilion, the Empress suddenly looked up and looked sideways, and smiled, and this smile was a little kinder, as if she already knew that he was coming.

"King Dong, come here." When the empress saw Han Jian slowly stepping forward, she greeted her.

"Please give your majesty a greeting." Han Jian walked ten steps away from the empress and saluted.

"You don't have to be formal." The empress was still holding a handful of fish food in her hand, and said, "Come forward and speak." ”

Han Jian stepped forward honestly, but he was also thinking about the purpose of the empress's summons. At present, there are only a few palace maids around the empress, and the empress looks like this, does she still have to discuss military affairs with him?

Chattering? It doesn't seem to be the Empress's style either.

As soon as the empress waved her hand, all the palace ladies retreated, leaving only Han Jian alone. After throwing the fish food, the empress clapped her hands and sat down on a cushioned stone bench without washing her hands. There was only one stone bench in front of the entire stone table, which was obviously not where Han Jian was sitting.

"Dongwang these days, can he take advantage of his official affairs?" The empress asked as if she were gossiping.

Han Jian's official work is not just so-so, there is no difference between him and him, and his boss, Ma Jining, the head of the Treasury Department, does not seem to be ready to let him take over the real power. Han Jian thought about these things in his heart, but he didn't say them.

"Back to Your Majesty, in official affairs, the minister can still deal with it." Han Jian said incorrectly.

"Hmm." The empress seemed to be very satisfied with his answer, and sighed, "In the past few days, a lot of things have happened in the imperial court, but fortunately, with you, the king of the east, is sitting by my side, so there will be no trouble." In a few days, I will send you another errand. ”

Han Jian blinked, this is to ...... Changed jobs? Kusi has only been working for a few days, and he is not familiar with the place before he can find out the work, so he actually wants to change jobs?

"The minister doesn't dare to be." Han Jian said respectfully.

"There's nothing you don't dare to do." The empress smiled and continued, "Recently, there have been some chaos inside and outside Luoyang City, which should be related to those who assassinated me that day, what do you think, King Dong?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the matter of arresting the assassin is the duty of the Imperial Governor's Office, and the minister doesn't know how to evaluate it." Han Jian said.

"But the two terms of the Tingwei Mansion are really unsatisfactory. I have just dismissed the officials of the Imperial Governor's Mansion and the Young Mansion, and now it's time to find someone to share my worries! ”

Lu Zhe was dismissed only a few days after taking office? In other words, the director of the public security bureau of Luoyang City is really not good, and he has already changed two in just a few days. Listen to the empress, is it for me to go up?

"Majesty xià ......" Han Jian really didn't know how to pick up the stubble.

The empress smiled and said, "The responsibility of the Imperial Governor's Mansion is related to the safety of Gyeonggi, and I want to choose a talented person to take on this position." In this candidate, can the king of the east have a good mention yì? ”

Han Jian didn't know what the empress meant, he was a foreign minister, and he shouldn't let him come to fill the vacancy in the Imperial Governor's Mansion and Shaofu. came to ask for his opinion, this matter is a bit complicated, and he can't know a few people in Luoyang City.

Han Jian said cautiously: "Your Majesty, there is no good candidate for the minister......

The empress was not reluctant, and said directly: "I went out on patrol two days ago, and among the people who traveled with you, there was a court captain's mansion catcher, who was very capable. Originally, he was also a good candidate for the Shaofu of the Tingwei Mansion, but after all, he was still young, so I promoted him to be the right supervisor of the Tingwei Mansion first, what did the East King think? ”

The Shaofu of the Tingwei Mansion is a high-ranking official of the third grade of the imperial court, under the Shaofu, there are left and right prisons, one is responsible for arresting and the other is responsible for the prison, originally a head catcher is just a small official who is not in the grade, and now Lin Zhan can become the right supervisor of the Tingwei Mansion, and he is directly promoted from the fifth grade, which is equivalent to being the chief catcher of the Tingwei Mansion, and almost all the manpower under the Tingwei Mansion can be mobilized.

"Xie Majesty xià raise love, this matter ......"

The empress smiled and said, "You don't need to say anything about this matter, just decide it first." As for the Imperial Governor's Mansion and the Shaofu, I will choose someone to take on the role as appropriate. ”

When Han Jian heard this, it should be that the matter to be talked about was finished, and Lin Zhan was promoted to be the right supervisor of the Imperial Governor's Mansion, and the empress was to give him face, which was also a good thing. He has nothing to lose.

The empress suddenly took out a copy of the recital from her sleeve, put it on the stone table, and said, "Here is a recital, you can take it and take a look." ”

When Han Jian saw the twists and turns, he thought to himself, could it be that the official Yan caught him for some mistake to impeach him? This kind of thing is not uncommon in the Wei Dynasty, and it is also a well-known thing that Yanguan can't get along with the four kings of the southeast, northwest and northwest.

Han Jian picked up the notebook and looked at it, and after a glance, he knew that things were not so simple. This is not a recital of impeachment of him at all, but a joint petition to the crown prince. Han Jian looked at the signatures below, not to mention that there were dozens or hundreds of officials, some of them were high-ranking officials in Jiuqing, and there were also prisoners in the Gongyuan, which could be said to be the meaning of the people of the Manchu Dynasty who wanted to invite the prince to put pressure on His Majesty.

"King Dong, what do you think of this matter?" The empress looked at Han Jian with a smile on her face.

Han Jian thought about it again in his heart, the empress had given him benefits before, and now he asked him what he meant, did the empress think that the crown prince should be established or not?

It's good for anyone else to mention this, but it's not appropriate for him to mention it. He is the king of the east, and he himself has a power conflict with the future crown prince. And Yang Xi is his friend, and Yang Yu has a holiday with him. If he wants to establish a prince, others will naturally think that he is Yang Xi.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister is a foreign minister, such a thing...... It's not good to be good at making false claims. Han Jian said respectfully.