In the capital, two richly dressed young men are walking along the street, one of them is wearing a dark blue daze, showing his majesty and courage with his gestures, and the other is not as imposing, but he is better than the subtle and restrained, wearing a well-made scribe's robe, at a glance, he is from a famous family.

These two are the emperor of the dynasty and the new three-grade squire Lang Lian Li, the two of them rarely have time to go out to shop, Emperor Shun is not a faint monarch who does not ask about the government, and the government is to avoid talking on paper as much as possible, so he will walk out of the palace from time to time and visit the streets and alleys of the capital.

Even if Emperor Shun thinks that he is conscientious enough, it is still a useless "go through the motions" in the eyes of the king.

At the feet of the Son of Heaven, very few people dare to criticize the government, even if the dynasty does not have any law that prohibits the people from discussing politics in private, but the officials in the capital are very sorry for their lives, for fear that one or two people will cause displeasure, so the control of speech and road has always been strict.

Misfortune comes from the mouth, the people have accidentally said something that should not be said, and the board is considered light, no wonder the royal authority is so optimistic about Emperor Shun's "micro clothes out of the patrol", a large internal weaving of the python embroidered in civilian clothes, with the pull of the sky, who can not avoid its edge, how dare to say anything rebellious.

In fact, this is also a grievance against Emperor Shun, he is the king of a country, naturally he can't handle all aspects thoughtfully, and it is impossible for the officials of the Ministry of Rites to allow the dignified emperor to wear short clothes and rogue on the streets and gag with those ruffians and hooligans.

And Emperor Shun is also self-aware, knowing that with his temperament, he is afraid that he will put on the emperor's shelf if he doesn't say a few words, and the kind of thing that pretends to be a small guy and does not arouse suspicion at all can be done by a person who has no skin and no face.

Although he can't hear what the people are thinking, Emperor Shun has a secret guard in his hands, and the person in charge of the secret guard is his closest person, so everything in the capital can't escape the eyes and ears of this emperor.

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The two found a slightly larger restaurant, picked a place by the window to sit down, and both of them had already eaten before going out, so they only ordered the pot Mingqian Longjing.

After Xiao Er heard that the two of them didn't plan to order food, his still warm face instantly turned cold, if it weren't for the noble clothes of the two, the guy who has always been snobbish would have opened his mouth to pick people up.

Fortunately, the concubine Lian Li "is enough to go to the road", and he gave enough reward, which made the guy satisfied and went to work, there is a way that the king of Hades is better than the little ghost, God knows if this guy will secretly spit and foam at the tea, and it is always good to give more silver.

After the tea was served, Lian Li poured a cup of tea for the emperor who was turning his head to look at the street scene opposite, and said slowly:

"Now that the four seas are peaceful, it is a blessing for the people of the dynasty not to invade the foreign races."

Emperor Shun took a sip of tea and said lightly:

"It's man-made, and I don't know how long this good season will last. Although Xichi has a fifth brother in charge, he and the empress have never been clear, and he may be recruited to the east bed one day; There is also Xichi, Agudamu is old, and the little prince Battle is ambitious, and in order to consolidate the morale of the army after ascending the throne, he may have to take us to the knife.

Donghan is peaceful, with the relationship between the eight kings, it should not turn against each other within twenty years; As for Nanqiang, now that I have begun to weaken the authority of the Yan army, there are pros and cons to this matter, and the successors may not be able to suppress these stubborn guys. ”

Emperor Shun counted carefully, and suddenly showed a helpless smile, although Lian Li on the other side had not been in the court for a long time, but his ability to observe words and emotions was first-class, at this moment he directly lowered his head and began to taste tea, pretending not to see it.

What the Son of Heaven thinks is nothing more than the Eighth Prince.

Empress Xichi, Princess Beitu, Prince Donghan, and the daughter of the patriarch of Nanqiang all have a lot of incense with King Ankang, if it weren't for the discerning people who knew that this prince didn't have the slightest motivation to be an emperor, they would definitely think that he was building momentum for himself.

Emperor Shun naturally knew this, but he could only sigh heavily, even his throne was left by the other party, how could he be comfortable.

Even if he is dissatisfied and wants to find a trumped-up charge, he has to weigh his own weight, after all, that guy has defeated Wen Fuding, he is an undoubted immortal, and now the royal dragon qi is on him, and the slightest carelessness may hurt the foundation of the country......

Emperor Shun was really upset when he thought about it, so he planned to change the topic, shook the teacup and said:

"I heard that Zhou Wei of Ru'an Mansion was arrested?"

Lian Li nodded, "I'm on my way to the capital." ”

"What's the reaction from Zou Shilang?"

"Lord Zou only left four words for his in-laws, so that he could do it himself."

Emperor Shun nodded, "I still know the proportions, and it doesn't hurt to keep him for a while." ”

When he said this, Emperor Shun still did not have a slight smile on his face, but frowned slightly, and Lian Li answered softly, but he couldn't help but feel sorry for this powerful emperor in his heart.

Zhou Zuo was originally left by him on the emperor's order to test Shen Qianqiu, if the other party failed to win the Zhou family's father and son, it means that he is just a mediocre talent with an empty stomach of ink, and it doesn't hurt to reward a small idle position to stay in the court.

But Shen Qianqiu just drilled the tip of the horns and completed the task that even Li couldn't easily complete, which made it difficult for Emperor Shun.

If you pinch your nose to accept this talent, you will not be happy in your heart, and you will feel that you have been put on the throne again, if you put it on the shelf and do not reuse it, it will be too wasteful for Emperor Shun, who claims to be a wise king.

It can be said that his temptation is not subtle, it has not played any role except for making himself uncomfortable, Shen Qianqiu is now like a bright and moving woman in his heart, but it is a pity that this woman was ruined by the king's power.

After a long silence, Emperor Shun continued to ask:

"Last time you went to the Ministry of Industry, what do you think of Jiang Xiucheng?"

Lian Li smiled slightly and said bluntly:

"With true knowledge and foresight, he is a rare talent."

Although Lian Li only said a short sentence, this remark was extremely high praise, I have to say that the king's power is really poisonous, there are so many scholars in the world, but he let him choose two first-class talents.

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Emperor Shun finally came out to chat and relax, but he didn't expect that the more he chatted, the more he chatted, and now the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household have people with royal authority, and over time, the position of the two Shangshu in the future will definitely be in the pocket of the two young people.

In addition, after Yan Jun reduced his power and returned to Beijing, the black yarn of the military department Shangshu will undoubtedly fall on the head of this veteran with great military achievements, and the king's authority can be held in three hands without much effort.

Thinking of this, Emperor Shun was already on pins and needles. The emperor has done his part, he really has enough pockets, no matter how he looks at himself, he doesn't look like an emperor, but more like a tool for the king's authority to ensure that he has no worries about food and clothing.

Maybe he should have learned from the other party and honestly been a prince in Jiangnan, so that the person who works all day long may become the king......

Emperor Shun, who did not frown in the face of the pressure of the army, doubted his ambition to be the emperor for the first time at this moment.

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(End of chapter)