After my insistence, in the afternoon of the same day, it was reported in the palace that the queen mother would withdraw the curtain and no longer listen to the government, and the edict jointly printed by the emperor and the queen mother also clearly wrote that "the will of the harem shall not leave the palace, prohibit the harem from interfering in politics, and always be the case", and clearly ordered the world to jointly supervise.

As soon as this incident came out, it was also tossed for most of the day, the Song Dynasty emphasized literature and suppressed martial arts, and the warriors did not have much room to speak, and my purpose today is only to abolish the power of the Empress Dowager Gao to listen to the government, not to abolish the emperor, with the support of the emperor, the soldiers quickly dispersed, and the court restored order. At my suggestion, Zhao Xu issued a few more orders to maintain stability, and invited me to sit down and dine at Jiying Palace.

Although it was already evening, and he had been debating all day, Zhao Xu still seemed quite excited, holding my hand along the way and asking me questions from time to time, I could only give my own answers from a different perspective based on the information of Tianxiang Pavilion and what I saw and heard when I walked the rivers and lakes. When I sat down, I sighed: "After all, governing the country is a broad and profound science, and the talent and moral character of the superior are of course the key, and it is also indispensable to use people to obtain the law. When Emperor Shenzong reformed the old law of his ancestors and implemented the new law, there were gains and losses, although he had the ability to change the world, but unfortunately his character was too extreme, and the implementation of the new law was in a hurry, and the officials and people at the bottom did not understand the intention of the royal government to implement the new policy, and the final effect was unsatisfactory, which is particularly necessary to be vigilant. ”

Zhao Xu said: "What Mr. Murong said is very true, whether it is governing the country or marching to war, the key is to win people, Mr. Murong's ability and ability are rare in the world, and he is a rare genius in my Great Song Dynasty in a hundred years. ”

I shook my head and sighed: "How much ability Murong has and self-knowledge, if it comes to governing the country, he is not as good as being the prime minister of the dynasty." However, after walking the world for a long time, there is still a bit of a superficial view of the country's shortcomings. Dare to ask the official, the key to governing the country is to employ people, so who should be used? How does it work? ”

Zhao Xu muttered: "The selection of people must first be both capable and political, loyal and patriotic. Conservative ministers such as Sima Guang and Wen Yanbo will only stick to the old ways and cannot understand the hardships of "redundant troops, redundant officials, and redundant expenses" in our dynasty, so in the future, I will abolish the old party and start a new party. ”

I nodded and said: "I have reached today, there are already some signs of weak succession and declining rivers, if you want to do Zhongxing, you must use extraordinary people to do extraordinary things, since Your Majesty intends to forge ahead and inherit the legacy of the Divine Sect, Murong naturally raised his hands in approval." Today, I came to meet the official family, I said that there are three things to do, abolishing the Queen Mother's curtain and listening to the government is only one of them, and the second thing is to form a national protection army, Murong is willing to lead the army to protect the country and defend the enemy, I don't know what the official family wants? ”

Zhao Xu nodded and said: "I said that I am willing to rule the world with Mr. Murong, and I hope that Mr. will be able to enter the court from time to time to mention me in addition to leading the army, so that you and I will join forces, who in the world can be the enemy?" Recapture the land of Youyan and expel the Liao people is just around the corner! Don't know what the third thing is? ”

"Move the capital!" I said categorically: "If I want ZTE, I have to move the capital!" ”

Zhao Xu was shocked at first when he heard this, but then fell into deep thought, and then said slowly: "Move the capital?" I'm afraid it's not easy, Taizu couldn't complete the relocation of the capital with his exploits in creating the Great Song Dynasty and the courage to sweep the world, now? I'm afraid it's harder. ”

I said lightly: "Was it really impossible for Taizu to move the capital back then?" I'm afraid that Emperor Taizong is hindering it. Bianjing is full of flowers, and all the civil officials and ministers are buying land and buying property here, so they naturally refuse. And Chang'an withered, a few years before the relocation of the capital, it was inevitable to live a hard life, where are those rich and noble people who are used to living a good life. ”

Zhao Xu hesitated for a moment, and then said: "The relocation of the capital is very important, can you ask Mr. Murong to discuss with the ministers how to move the capital?" ”

I nodded and said: "Very good, the matter of moving the capital is indeed very important, and it requires the cooperation of all parties, the official family is very good, and the major affairs of the state should be discussed with the ministers, but on the basis of brainstorming, if the official family determines that what is to be done is right, it must persist in doing it, and it is the luck of the country to have a beginning and an end." ”

Zhao Xu nodded yes, and then discussed with me many views and opinions on major national events, set the direction of several major events in the court tomorrow, and let the palace people pass the dishes. After the plate was served, I slowly ate a Hu cake, and the other dishes were placed on the table without much movement, and the wine on the table was not touched at all. Zhao Xu didn't pay attention to chatting with me at first, and said a little uneasy in the middle of the dish: "Mr. Murong is a Jiangnan Yake, but he is not used to eating the dishes of the palace?" Whatever you want to eat, I can let the imperial chef cook it. ”

I put down the half-eaten Hu Biscuit and said, "The official family, Murong has cultivated Taoist true qi for many years, and he doesn't need to eat much anymore. Besides," I said word by word, "this wine and rice noodle soup have such a delicacy as poison added to it, and Murong really can't afford it." ”

Zhao Xu was stunned when he heard this, and then he was furious, his face quickly sank, and he said loudly: "Spread the Inner Palace Forbidden Army and the Imperial Chef, find out, who has touched the wine for dinner today!" One by one, all the relevant people who cannot be found will be executed. ”

I said lightly on the side: "The official family doesn't have to be angry, the rules of the harem are actually part of governing the country, the so-called Qi family governing the country and the world, if the harem is not peaceful, then there is no way to talk about governing the country and the world." The emperors of our dynasty have always had a tradition of poisoning royal ministers, but Murong believes that this matter is not the work of the officials. There are a lot of people who have offended me when I enter the court today, and the one who can poison the palace is nothing more than the Empress Dowager Gao or her henchmen, and the official family found out the person in charge and asked her to drink this pot of wine. ”

Zhao Xu's face was cloudy, and it took a while before he calmed down, and he said apologetically: "Mr. Murong, I'm ashamed, the Zhao family is not considerate, and after I tidy up the harem, I will invite Mr. Murong to have a drink." ”

I stood up and arched my hand and said: "The official family has said it, but I know that many people will do everything possible to hinder my prosperity out of their own interests. The official family has to make a decision to govern the harem and the world, and Murong resigned. ”

Walking out of the palace was already full of stars, I was walking alone on the royal street, the true qi of the Northern Darkness and the internal force of the Immortal Essence were constantly operating and growing in the meridians inside and outside the body, which made me feel like an immortal, but I still felt a little lonely when I thought of the experience that I was referring to today and the cruel battle in the future. A fairy who fell into the dust came from afar, it was Xu Zhiwei, probably because there were no outsiders, Zhiwei did not deliberately suppress her cultivation and temperament, a flawless and vibrant aura came to my face, I suddenly closed my eyes and slowly experienced this aura.

After a while, I suddenly had a comprehension, and slowly spread my true qi of longevity, and also formed my own aura, and then the two auras touched, resonated, and blended with each other, I seemed to be slightly integrated with Xu Zhiwei on the other side, and I could feel each other's heartbeats and thoughts, this experience was really unprecedented and deeply fascinating. The longer the aura resonates, the more familiar they become with each other, and finally, a wonderful and amazing jade body appeared in my mind, I suddenly opened my eyes, and saw Zhiwei's evasive gaze, just the red jade face was deeply engraved in my mind, unforgettable.

After a while, Zhiwei finally retracted her true anger and said angrily, "Don't look at it." ”

I took a deep breath, and the breath of Zhiwei Cihang Sword Dictionary was still wafting in the air, and I smiled slightly: "Is Zhiwei waiting for me here?" ”

Xu Zhiwei quickly regained her composure, her eyes were shining, and she stared at me seriously and said: "Murong Gongzi is really a genius who has not been met in a century, and today the palace and his party have turned the Great Song Dynasty upside down, Zhiwei is becoming more and more unable to understand you, but I don't know what to plan for the future?" ”

I laughed at myself and said, "What a world turned upside down, I almost couldn't get out." Then he explained to her about the palace banquet.

Xu Zhi said lightly: "There are a lot of dirty and despicable things in the palace, but fortunately, Brother Murong has profound skills and arguments, but in this way, Zhiwei will inevitably be a little disappointed in the future of the Great Song Dynasty." ”

I nodded and said, "So Murong Fu didn't intend to rely on the Zhao family or any force to achieve his goal from the beginning. It is better to rely on others than on ourselves, and the ideas and practices of others are always beyond our own control, and only by strengthening our own strength and relying on ourselves can we walk the world freely. Senior Sister Zhiwei, with all due respect, although you and I also hope for peace in the world, the means and routes taken are far from the same, what you want is to choose to assist Mingjun, which will not work. If everyone can't be united, it will only lead to pain for relatives and happiness for enemies. ”

Zhiwei probably didn't expect me to be so direct, she was silent for a while, and then said after a while: "What Senior Brother Murong said is quite reasonable, can you tell me more about what you have seen and heard in the palace today?" Although the two factions of Cihang and Changsheng also have friends in the court, their knowledge is incomplete. ”

I nodded, and told me everything that happened in the court today, and even the experience of communicating with Zhao Xu at the night banquet after retreating from the court did not fall. Zhiwei listened attentively, not a word fell, I liked it very much while watching her listen carefully.

When I finished speaking, Zhiwei noticed that I seemed to be staring at her for a long time, her face turned red, and she said with a slight annoyance: "Senior Brother Murong, can you not be like this when you are talking about business...... It's so thin and light. ”

I bowed and said, "Yes, fairy." ”

The corners of Zhiwei's mouth turned up slightly, and then she fell into contemplation: "Senior Brother Murong's thoughts, Zhiwei has gradually understood, but will it be too radical?" Senior Brother has also criticized Shenzong and Wang Anshi, the monarch and minister's overly radical approach to changing the law and trying to become stronger, and it seems that today, Senior Brother's approach may be even more than that, right? Even if he is reborn, he will be stunned by his brother's behavior. ”

I said casually: "In troubled times, we should use heavy codes, and we should do extraordinary things in extraordinary times." At present, the Conservative Party headed by the Empress Dowager Gao and a large number of scholars have formed an intertwined force, these people are addicted to the cradle of peace and prosperity all day long and cannot extricate themselves, we cannot expect these people to agree with the spirit of reform and enterprising, so Brother Brother has no intention of cooperating with the scholar group from the beginning. ”

Zhi Wei nodded and said happily: "Although the road explored by Senior Brother Murong himself is difficult and rugged, it has made Zhi Wei see the light and hope. ”