The ministers walked past Fan Xian's side with a slightly strange face, and withdrew from the Taiji Palace, and Fan Xian was also a little uneasy in his heart at this time, he knew what the pattern of the dialogue in front of the emperor was for a while, even if he was the commander of the Supervision Yuan, he was afraid that he would be extraordinarily abrupt, and his seniority was too shallow after all. But the matter had come to this point, and he had no choice but to respond calmly, followed behind several old ministers with a little carelessness, and followed the eunuchs to the back of the palace.

Three turns and two times, and did not go far, then came to a side hall, the top is separated, so the space does not seem very large, on the left hand side a large row of people-high bias horizontal wooden shelves, the shelves are full of books. Fan Xian secretly looked at the surrounding layout, knowing that this was probably the legendary imperial study, and the smile on the corner of his lips was fleeting, probably thinking of the braided drama that he often watched in his previous life.

At this time, the emperor had taken off his dragon robe under the service of the eunuchs, changed into a plain shirt with a blue sky, and tied a jade belt around his waist, which looked casual. The emperor reclined on the low couch, stretched out his hand to put the tea bowl on the table, and waved his hand very casually, and the eunuchs hurriedly brought seven round stools with brocade noodles into the room. The seven old ministers bowed down to thank him, and naturally sat down.

The crown prince and the eldest prince stood very regularly next to the emperor's low couch, although there was no seat, but looking at the expressions on their faces, they knew that this was the rule all along.

It's just that there have always been only seven stools here, but today there are more young officials, and the eunuch in this imperial study may not have seen Fan Xian, so he is also a little embarrassed, I don't know if it is just a lower-level bureaucrat who came in for questioning, or some distinguished person next to him.

Everyone sits, and Fan Xian is independent. Immediately showed him, but his father Fan Shangshu looked at his nose and nose, and his nose looked at his heart, and he didn't look at him at all. Fan Xian couldn't help but smile self-deprecatingly, and moved his already inconspicuous position back again.

His small gesture fell in the eyes of the prince, the prince smiled at him, Fan Xian only dared to reply with his eyes, but inadvertently saw that the eldest prince was behind His Majesty and yawned, it is estimated that this prince just returned to Beijing yesterday, I don't know how much wine he drank, today I am afraid that he is very tired.

In addition to the first meeting of the Liujing Riverside Teahouse, today. It was the closest Fan Xian had ever been to the emperor, and it seemed to be within reach, and he couldn't help but raise his head slightly. They glanced at each other at great speed, but they didn't dare to stare at each other. After all, the other party is the emperor Lao Tzu, although there was an official named Mu Tianyan in the Qing Dynasty, but he really faced Tianyan, and no one dared to appreciate it as presumptuously as he looked at a beautiful woman.

But it's a very quick glimpse. Fan Xian saw the other party's appearance clearly, but he was almost shocked by the eyes that looked back!

The Emperor glanced at him, not paying attention to his direct gaze. Fan Xian's face showed luck, but he was not afraid at all in his heart. After a while, the second prince, who was studying with the little prince in Xingqing Palace, was also invited by the eunuch, and when he entered the imperial study, he was still holding the little prince's hand. Looking at this scene of brotherly harmony, the emperor nodded slightly, seemingly satisfied, and the crown prince had a smile on his face. But I don't know how many swear words I cursed in my heart.

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"Bring a seat to Fan Xian. After the four princes stood next to the low couch together, the emperor seemed to notice that Fan Xian was standing and gave a random order.

Fan Xian was slightly shocked and said, "The minister doesn't dare." "With his grade, it is an exception to enter the imperial study, these four princes are still standing, how dare he sit? The six old ministers listened to His Majesty's seat for this young guy, and they also felt a little itchy under their buttocks, and they moved, twisted, coughed, and were obviously a little dissatisfied, thinking that they had worked for 20 years in the court, and only then did they have a place in front of the saint, and you, a boy from the Fan family, could have a seat in the imperial study when you first entered the imperial study!

The crown prince glanced at the ministers, and said respectfully to the emperor: "Father, Fan Xian is young, and his body is not as good as several old ministers, looking at his frightened appearance, let's stand." ”

These words were extremely upright and peaceful, and whether it was several old ministers or Fan Xian, they were all grateful.

At this time, the eldest prince had another sentence and said: "The father and the emperor let our brothers listen to the adults discuss the country, and they must stand, because the sons and daughters will assist His Royal Highness the prince in governing the country and the world in the future, and if they listen to the class, then the students must have the appearance of students......" He didn't finish speaking, but the meaning was already understood, you Fan Xian is young, you are new to officialdom, what are your political achievements, and how can He De let a few princes treat you as a teacher.

Several old ministers also shook their heads?? This seat seems ordinary, but the hidden meaning inside is not trivial, they dare to guarantee that if Fan Xian really has a seat in the imperial study this time, within three moments, the news will spread all over Kyoto.

Fan Xian was about to push the boat down the river and thank His Majesty, but unexpectedly, he looked at the indifferent eyes cast by the emperor, his heart was slightly cold, and he swallowed the words back.

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The emperor glanced at the courtiers, and then at his eldest son, who was straightforward but had a more impatient temperament, and said, "Fan Xian, he naturally can't afford this seat...... But today he must sit, not for his work, but for his work. ”

Everyone didn't understand what they meant, but since the Holy Lord spoke, the imperial study was naturally quiet. The emperor looked at his sons and said softly: "If you can also bring back a cart of books from the Zhuang Mo Han family, I will let you sit too!"

Everyone was silent, knowing what this carriage and horse represented, although they still felt that His Majesty the Emperor was a little paranoid in the name of Wendao, but it was not easy to refute it.

The emperor knew what everyone was thinking, and said coldly: "Don't think that this is just a matter of scholars, what is a scholar, you courtiers are all scholars." There is no shortage of martial arts, what is lacking is the things in culture...... It is easy to unify the territory of the world, but it is the most difficult of the difficult to unify the hearts of the people in the world. ”

The eldest prince's face obviously showed a look of disapproval, but his father didn't finish speaking, so he naturally didn't dare to say more.

Listening to the emperor continue to say leisurely: "You can take the world immediately, but you can't rule the world immediately." The way of literature seems to be ethereal. But it involves the hearts of the world's scholars, thinking that I had three northern expeditions back then, and I would beat the Wei clan into a mess, who would have thought that the war family would be able to take advantage of the chaos. However, after a few years of hard work, a large number of talents have been gathered, which is why the current Northern Qi Imperial Court has prevented our horseshoe from going north...... What do they rely on? What do they rely on is their orthodox position in the minds of the scholars of the world! The world is upright? This is not yet a matter that scholars have come up with...... Shu Wu, Yan Xingshu! You are the minister of Qingguo, but you participated in the imperial examination in the Northern Wei Dynasty, why is that?"

Scholar Shu and Yan Shangshu hurriedly stood up, panicked.

The emperor shook his hand and said: "All the scholars in the world are like this, and now there is such an ugly trend, I don't blame you." Don't doubt yourself. I just want to tell you that there will be many benefits to the righteousness of the world and the return of scholars to their hearts, and there are many good people in each county. It will also take advantage of speech. He looked at his eldest son and said coldly: "I know what you are thinking, but if when you send troops, you can resist less, and you can let your generals die a few less, don't you want to?"

The eldest prince was silent.

The emperor said coldly: "A carriage of old books. I can recruit more scholars who travel around the world, I can save the lives of countless soldiers for me, and I will reward Fan Xian. Why not?"

Everyone always felt a little strange, it seemed that His Majesty was deliberately showing favor to the world, and why didn't Fan Shangshu come out to resign from his throne? However, the entire Qingguo was born in the flames of war, and the people have an overwhelming fanaticism and sense of mission for the unification of the world.

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What is the direct relationship between the carriage and the world? Fan Xian thanked His Majesty for giving him a seat, and his face was full of calm. is not arrogant or boring, but he is smiling bitterly in his heart, and he doesn't understand why this emperor Lao Tzu has to put himself on the fire cage to steam and roast.

The red velvet opened open, revealing the vast map inside, the map had been restructured, and the yellow territory of Qingguo was constantly extending to the northeast, and behind her body was all her own, except for those wasteland hulands. The momentum of Qingguo's territory extension is very rapid, and although the Northern Qi in the northeast still looks like a behemoth, it looks a little bloated in front of the beast of Qingguo. Although the Northern Qi Dynasty was also an emerging country, it not only inherited a large area of territory from the Great Wei Dynasty, but also inherited the bureaucracy and atmosphere of the Great Wei Dynasty.

Fan Xian looked at the map, listened to the sound of discussion that kept coming into his ears, and was in the power center of Qingguo, only to feel Qingguo's strong style of action and wild ambition for the first time, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, after all, the court in the north still has strength, and then look at the thoughts of Haitang and His Majesty the Emperor, this world is in turmoil, and the people of this world will inevitably suffer again, but I don't know what year and month it will take to recover.

Although he was not a compassionate pacifist, he was really uninterested in such things as war.

At this time, the emperor was discussing important state affairs with several ministers, and occasionally heard a few words about the embankment of the great river, and discussed the annual income and the issue of the annual tribute of those small vassal states, Fan Xian did not know anything about these things, so naturally he would not intervene, even if he had an idea in his heart, he would not say a word at this time when he sat on the "tiger chair".

Intentionally or unintentionally, everyone forgot him in a corner of the imperial study, so he had the leisure to look at the obviously improved map, and kept being in a daze, sighing as a disciple of the Mo family.

Suddenly, a word popped into his ears?? He frowned slightly, and his heart gradually became vigilant, the emperor left himself, and it was really not as simple as giving a stool and rewarding face.

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"As you all know, although the name of the inner library is the inner library, it is implicated in many key points. The emperor said hatefully: "How embarrassing it is to do it in these years, in the third year of the new calendar, dredging the southern river, and encountering the cold in the north, I transferred silver from the inner treasury to the treasury, where do you know...... Guanghuiku can't even take out the silver!"

Guanghui Treasury is the Treasury of the Ten Treasury, which is dedicated to storing money and money, but the gold and silver should be placed in the carrier warehouse, and the emperor's anger seems to be the wrong object. But in any case, the carrier warehouse and Guanghui library are the joint assistants of the eldest princess and the household department. Although in the past ten years, the household department did not dare to say half a word, Fan Jian, the secretary of the household department, still quickly stood up and pleaded guilty.

The Emperor waved his hand, not looking at him at all. He continued: "The New Deal ended without a problem, but I am determined to make a fuss about the inner treasury, not to restore the pomp and circumstance of more than ten years ago, but at least to earn some silver for the imperial court every year. ”

His voice was not high, and his tone was not very intense, but there was a majesty in it, but everyone did not dare to speak: "The imperial sister has returned to Xinyang, and she always wants a minister to do this. ”

The ministers and princes in the imperial study all knew about it. This is just a passing scene, and Kyoto has long known that His Majesty's preferred candidate is Fan Xian, who is sitting quietly in the back at this time. And His Majesty previously "borrowed a car to play" and vigorously supported Fan Xian to take the position, which was nothing more than to make a statement to the courtiers first, and not to disagree on the selection of the head of the inner treasury for a while.

But everyone also knows that in fact, the situation in the inner library is far from as bad as the emperor said, and the goods are exported to the north from the Jiangnan Fangfang every year. Not to mention that he had to earn millions of taels of silver for the imperial court, if it weren't for the support of those very secret businesses in the inner treasury, Qingguo would not have enough financial resources to expand the borders and open up land. For a while, he was faintly jealous of the Fan family.

However, since His Majesty seems to be so dissatisfied, he wants to come in the future, no matter who takes over the inner treasury, he is afraid that he will have a headache in the amount of money handed over every year.

Thinking of this section, the ministers lightened their jealousy a little, but even so, no one was willing to propose Fan Xian at this time. This is a face problem, but also an economic problem, no matter how difficult it is to take care of the inner library, the person in charge will not be less oil and water every year. These ministers also get a very generous reward from Xinyang every year, how can they not know the truth.

The ministers didn't say anything, Fan Jian was hindered by his identity, so naturally it was difficult to nominate his son, and there was an embarrassing silence in the imperial study for a while. The emperor didn't say anything, just picked up the teacup and took a shallow sip, his face was as usual, but no one noticed the chill in his eyes.

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"Recommended ...... by the sons"

"Recommended ...... by the sons"

Everyone in the imperial study was shocked, this silence was broken by two people at the same time, and the two who spoke at the same time, one is the prince and the other is the second prince, this situation is wonderful.

The emperor nodded slightly and said, "Say it." ”

The second prince glanced at the prince, smiled slightly apologetically and said, "Since the prince has a good candidate, the ministers will listen to him." ”

The emperor looked at him and said nothing.

The crown prince saw that the second prince was humble, as the master of the East Palace, and the emperor of Qingguo in the future, he naturally took the lead, bowed to his father, and said: "Father, the son recommends Fan Xian." ”

The people in the imperial study knew that the East Palace spared no effort to pull Fan Xian, not to mention that this kind of favor was naturally done. Unexpectedly, His Majesty did not express his position immediately, but asked the second prince: "Who are you going to recommend?"

The second prince smiled slightly and said, "Erchen is also ready to recommend...... Fan Xian, Master Fan. ”

The imperial study was still quiet, but the emperor glanced at Fan Xian with meaningful eyes. Fan Xian's face remained unchanged, and he was about to get up to deal with it, but the emperor didn't give him this opportunity at all, and said lightly: "Since you two brothers think that Fan Xian can, that's him, and the will will be drawn up after the autumn, and there is no need to pass on the instructions to all the counties and states." ”

The topic is a foregone conclusion, although this is a matter agreed in the palace at the beginning of Fan Xian and Lin Wan'er's marriage a year ago, but today it was proposed and passed in the imperial study, and it was recorded in the book, so naturally it can not be changed. When I think of the Fan family's father in charge of the treasury and the son in charge of the inner treasury, there will always be some strange feelings in everyone's hearts, such a holy family, such an honor, there is really no second family in Beijing, and then look at the prince and the second prince are competing to pay Fan Xian, they know that the status of the Fan family will only go up in the next few years, not down, cooking oil with fire, but so!

Fan Jian and Fan Xian, father and son, hurriedly got up and thanked them, and even said that they were panicked.

The emperor didn't pay much attention to them, but asked with a smile: "Since it has been decided, I have come to ask you two brothers, why do you care about Fan Xian at the same time?"

After thinking for a while, the prince smiled and said: "Erchen just has a rough idea, Lord Fan Shangshu has been very effective in managing the country's finances, since Fan Xian is his son-in-law, he should have some talent in this regard." ”

The second prince also smiled and said: "Erchen also thinks like this, and besides, Neiku is involved in gold, silver, yellow and white things, and he always needs a minister who is clean and self-conscious." Erchen said in vain that in the officialdom now, greed for ink is commonplace, although there are also well-known Qing officials in various counties. But in many places, Xiao Fan is talented, and everyone in the world knows that he is a noble man of literature, and he takes care of the inner library, and it is appropriate to think about it. ”

"Oh?" the emperor's face remained unchanged, and he asked, "The reason is barely understood, but is there any other reason?"

The crown prince and the second prince glanced at each other, and they both felt a little confused, could it be that His Majesty took the opportunity to test the two of them. The arrow is on the string and has to be sent. The prince had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "What the second brother said is very true, plus the supervision of the inner treasury has always been a matter of the Supervision Yuan, since Master Fan is the director of the Supervision Yuan. If you want to cooperate with the second division, it will be much more convenient. ”

The little prince who came in with the second prince all the way has been standing for a long time, his feet are a little sore, and he may not be able to understand what these white-bearded ministers are saying to his father. The spirit is inevitably a little weak, and in a trance, there is something strange. Giggling and said in a childish voice: "Brother Prince, according to what you said, isn't this Fan Xian monitoring himself?"

He is a child, so he can speak presumptuously, and others will only think that it is a childlike word, but it seems to be an unintentional word, but it directly points to the mistakes and omissions of the prince's previous words. Although the ministers did not dare to speak, the crown prince was slightly stunned.

Fortunately, the second prince was also distressed at this time: "Father, the son really can't think of it." ”

The emperor did not reproach the crown prince for a word. He just said lightly: "I can't think of it, then why did you want to protect him before?"

Everyone in the imperial study saw that the saint was going to the east and west, obviously he was interested in Fan Xian, but he wanted to find trouble with his two sons, and he really felt that the sacred heart was unpredictable, so he had to keep his mouth shut tightly, for fear of causing some trouble.

Fan Xian, as a party, felt that the "tiger chair" under his buttocks was not only stabbing people, but also a little hot buttocks. At this moment, the second prince said with a little uneasiness: "Actually...... There is another reason, which is...... Because the sons ...... I have a good personal relationship with Lord Fan. ”

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His Majesty looked at his second son quietly, and after a while, he suddenly laughed, and his laughter was very comfortable, and said, "There are thousands of them, but this one is enough...... What is this inner library? It is the treasury of the royal family, since Fan Xian wants to take care of the inner library, he naturally has to be close enough to the royal family, since Fan Xian has done it in Taichang Temple, this closeness is enough. ”

Of course it's enough, no matter what Fan Xian says, he pretends to be a county lord and a concubine, how to say it, the crown prince, the second prince also often calls him brother-in-law. The prince listened on the sidelines, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, thinking that the second child was really powerful, and he actually guessed the answer that his father wanted, why was he a little slower?

Since the army had just returned and the border had been decided, today's deliberations seemed longer than usual, and it was just past lunchtime. When the emperor looked at the sky, he ordered the eunuchs to prepare a meal, and the ministers and princes were left to eat together. Fan Xian'er ate something from the imperial dining room for the first time today, and he didn't think anything was unusual, but it was just some green vegetables, fish and chicken, etc., and what made him even more comfortable was that eating with the saint was not as uncomfortable as he imagined, and he didn't need to kowtow again before eating.

The previous words of the crown prince and the second prince all fell on his ears, knowing that he couldn't hide, and when he looked at the middle-aged man on the dragon couch again, he couldn't help but feel a little more vigilant and chill in his heart. The emperor's favor is based on some absurd fact, but he doesn't think that an emperor can have such a rare thing as family affection.

Fan Xian is not a person who is easy to control, he kneels and kneels, endures and endures, and listens, but when something threatens his bottom line, he will smile and touch his left calf, kneel, endure, listen, just fuck you.

The crown prince and the princes honestly waited for His Majesty to eat, and then went to the side hall for dinner. At this time, the saint and several old ministers were chatting, and naturally they didn't talk about state affairs at the dinner table, so all they talked about was whose well water was excellent for making tea, and the watermelon in a certain state was as big as a boulder, how to do it, and occasionally mentioned the world's anecdotes, naturally it was inevitable to mention the death of Zhuang Mohan, and everyone's voices seemed to be gloomy.

In short, this meal was much easier than the family banquet in Fan's house. Fan Xian was a little hungry, and he didn't listen to the conversation over there. He was holding a long chopstick and sending soup bean seedlings to his mouth, when he suddenly heard His Majesty pointing at him and saying, "Fan Xian, come here." ”

Fan Xian put down his chopsticks in a daze, and glanced at the fragrant soup bean seedlings on the ground with some reluctance. With a bright smile on his face, he quickly walked to the side of the saint's low couch, looking at the thin but heroic cheeks, his eyes played a hint of excitement and gloom just right, and bowed.

The old ministers didn't know what His Majesty was calling him to do, so they listened with some curiosity. His Majesty glanced at him with a smile and said, "Do you remember what I promised you in the teahouse on the bank of the Liujing River that day?"

Fan Xian didn't expect His Majesty the Emperor to tell the story of that coincidence in front of these high-ranking officials, and said with a smile: "I didn't know that it was Your Majesty that day. also slapped the palace commander and offended the holy driver, which is really a crime that deserves death. ”

The official secretary relied on the face of the elders of the three dynasties. He asked, "It turns out that the Holy Lord and Lord Xiao Fan have met outside the palace. ”

His Majesty the Emperor of Qingguo was not angry and powerful when discussing state affairs, but at this time he seemed very easy-going, and he smiled and told the courtiers about the events of the day. Fan Jian secretly said that it was ridiculous in his heart, so he had to ask the saint to forgive the dog's offense again. The rest of the elders of the court were secretly muttering, no wonder Fan Xian was so deeply favored by the saints, it turned out that he had such an adventure. This kid's luck is inevitably too good, and he can't help but wonder what His Majesty promised Fan's son.

"I once said that I would allow your sister a good marriage. The emperor looked at Fan Xiandi's eyes very softly, and there was a hint of self-pride that the Son of Heaven should never have, "Now that Miss Fan has promised the prince of Jing, what do you think of this marriage?"

Fan Xian's heart was more bitter than eating Coptis chinensis, but his face was full of emotion, and he followed his father to thank him again and again. And after a few old ministers beside him were slightly stunned, they also began to slap their horses. It is said that His Majesty met a courtier by the river, and a marriage was achieved, which is really a good story through the ages.

The voice was a little loud, and it reached the ears of several princes who were eating in the next room, the eldest prince frowned, but the prince smiled slightly, and felt even more wise about his decision to win over the Fan family, and subconsciously looked at the face of the second emperor brother, but found that his face remained unchanged, and he was still as slow and logical as he had been in these years. There are even some strange slow and continuous chewing food, and I can't help but scold this guy for being hypocritical in the bottom of my heart.

Inside and outside the hall where the imperial study is located, there is a sound of laughter and praise, who knows the troubles and pains in Fan Xian's heart.

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