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The horizon is just beginning to turn white, and the morning dawn begins.

Zuo Ying was wearing the court clothes of the Son of Heaven, wearing a crown of heaven, sitting on the dragon chair, and hundreds of officials were on both sides of the main hall.

Although it is not the extreme luxury of carving gold and jade in the palace, it is simple and heavy, magnificent and solemn. Eighty-one pillars made of golden silk nanmu are divided into two rows and support the dome up to 12 meters high. The caisson on the dome is carved with majestic or peaceful beasts, and the shapes are lifelike. In addition to the lampstands hanging from the caissons, there are several bronze sacred tree lampstands under each pillar, and each lampstand supports nine oil lamps, illuminating the spacious hall with splendor and brightness. Coupled with the black floor tiles that are not slippery, not astringent, oily and shiny, the auspicious ornaments that symbolize the eternal blessings of the country and the magnificent screen painting wall, the whole hall gives people a sense of solemnity, so that people will not feel solemn once they are in it.

But for Zuo Ying, this is the most magnificent "component" in the public hall at the moment, and it is the Taishi Helan Chu. He wore his court uniform of a very popular minister, and stood under the imperial steps with a majestic height of more than 1.8 meters, majestic and heroic; Because Zuo Ying can only "watch the government" now, at best, she can only make suggestions, not make decisions, and all the courtiers who came forward to start the performance were ostensibly bowing to her and talking to her, but in fact they were just communicating with Helan Chu and listening to his decisions. This Helan Chu, both functionally and visually, is like a towering screen, making Zuo Ying, who is so petite that she can't even sit in a corner of the dragon chair, almost transparent.

"Chen Dugu Mingde has something to play!" Shang Shu ordered Dugu Mingde to get up from the kneeling mat, came to kneel down in front of the imperial steps with Yugui in his hand, and said with a glance: "Your Majesty, according to the ancestral law, the new emperor ascends the throne, and the world should be amnesty. ”

Helan Chu nodded slightly, didn't look at Zuo Ying, and said calmly: "Accurate." ”

Dugu Mingde led the order and left.

Si Tianjian Yuan did not doubt that he stepped forward with Yugui in his hand, knelt down and said: "Chen Yuan does not doubt that something is going on!" The ministers who heard the emperor were ordered by the heavens, and successively became the king, acting on behalf of the heavens, and raising Qianli. The minister asked His Majesty to choose a suburban sacrifice and set an example for all the people to feel the grace of heaven. ”

Helan Chu waved his sleeves lightly, "Quasi." Ordered you to prepare for the election date. ”

"Chen Subo has something to do!" Another person came out of the group of ministers, dressed in a second-grade court dress, about fifty or sixty years old, thin and small, with a shrill voice, but a pair of small eyes were agile, as if no matter how small the details could not escape his eyes. This person is none other than Su Bo, the superintendent of the middle school.

He came to the royal staircase and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the country cannot be without a king for a day, and the harem cannot be without an owner for a day. Li Yunshen, the youngest son of Li Kaizong, the founder of the country, is smart and benevolent, talented, well-behaved, and well-versed in ancient times. ”

Zuo Ying knew as soon as she heard it, there was no need to think about it, this Su Bo Tie must be Li Kaizong's person, and he dared to monopolize the position of the master of the harem for generations. But the price that Li Yunshen's little fox originally raised was to be a concubine, but now it has become an imperial husband, maybe Li's appetite is not so small, at that time, it was just because Zuo Ying was in a dangerous situation, if he opened his mouth to ask for the position of imperial husband, it would make Zuo Ying think that he was coerced and coerced and incurred disgust; He did this to show that he was very reasonable and not strong.

Zuo Ying was calm and relaxed, and wanted to see how Li Dafox's minions and Helan Chu pinched each other.

"What Master Su said is reasonable. As said, the harem cannot be left without an owner, and this seat also has this consideration. Helan Chu said aloud in his unhurried tone as always, "I don't know what the princes think?" ”

The ministers began to whisper, and the scholar shot Yun Nade and stepped forward, and said: "The minister thinks that Your Majesty is young and has not yet been married, and now you really need virtuous people to fill the harem. However, the canonization of the imperial husband is not a trivial matter, not in a hurry, you can carefully choose the right person, first canonize as a concubine, and then choose the best candidate for the canonization of the imperial husband in time. That's more appropriate. ”

"The minister also thinks that Li Yunshen is not the only one who is suitable to enrich the harem, and he is not the only candidate for the imperial husband." Another minister stepped forward, and when everyone saw it, it turned out to be the imperial servant Qing Huangtang, who also knelt down in front of the imperial steps and said: "Jin Ziguanglu doctor Xi Dou, the eldest son of Lu Shi, and Xu Hong, the younger brother of Jianjie General Xu Shou, are both talented and virtuous, and the dragon and phoenix among the people, and the minister also asks the two of them to enter the palace as concubines." ”

"Lord Huang's words are inappropriate." Zong Zhengqing Li Bo, a third-grade official, strode forward, and began to say before he knelt down, "The ministers heard that the Li family has a very strict family education and a clean family style, the hussar general Li Quan guards the border and has a brilliant record, and Queen Li is virtuous and virtuous, and her mother is in the world, all of which depend on the Li family's dedication and loyalty to the country." With Li Yun going deep into the palace as the imperial husband, he can not only lead the harem and set an example for the world with his talent and virtue, but also cater to the expectations of the people and conform to the people's wishes with his noble family. ”

"Li Xin in the service intends to cause chaos, and he is still in prison, why doesn't Lord Li keep his mouth shut?" Changshi Liu Yu interjected.

The smell of gunpowder on both sides is getting stronger and stronger, although on the surface they have their own reasons, but the ruling power is in the hands of Helan Chu, and the result may not be optimistic. Although Zuo Ying is also wary of the Li family, and knows that they have other intentions for approaching her, it is undeniable that the only force she can rely on now is them. If Li Yun fails to go deep into the palace, this quasi-alliance between her and the Li family may face a crisis.

She was about to speak, but she was a step too late.

"Several adults have a point." Helan Chu's voice was not loud, but no one dared to interject or whisper again, "The matter of canonizing the imperial husband should not be rushed, and the selection of talents to enter the palace must also be selected one by one." This seat will ask His Majesty to issue a decree that Li Yunshen will be enshrined as a concubine and included in the harem, and other suitable candidates will be selected one by one, step by step. ”

Helan Chu spoke, and both sides of the argument were ordered to retreat.

At this time, Zuo Ying's mood of "watching the play" suddenly disappeared. originally thought that Helan Chu, who had just lost the throne, would have more drastic means to further eliminate dissidents and weaken the power of the Li group that had turned into the hostile camp, but he didn't expect him to agree so easily to let Li Yun go deep into the palace as a concubine, although he was not allowed to ascend to the throne of the imperial husband, but it was not much different.

Of course, Zuo Ying knew that Helan Chu's composure and apparent concession just proved that he still had the trump card in his hand, and the setbacks he had suffered did not disturb his thoughts and positions in the slightest. And his move is like putting a smoke bomb, making his whole person seem to be covered by a smoke screen, and his motives and intentions are even more hidden.

Smoke bombs? If it wasn't for cover for the escape, then it must be for the cover attack.

Zuo Ying has a smile on her face at the moment, like a poppy in midsummer, beautiful, but poisonous.

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