As soon as he thought of this, Gao Yu's vicissitudes of life showed a touch of firmness.

He put the letter in his hand into the stove, and after it was burned to ashes, he looked at the official and said lightly: "The old man has never received Xie Qian's letter, and you have never come to my Gao Mansion." ”

Seeing this, the official nodded heavily, and arched his hand: "Retire from your humble position." ”

After saying that, without the slightest hesitation, he turned around and left.

After the errand left, Gao Yu called in the porter who was waiting outside the door and asked, "Who else saw him besides you?" ”

The porter hurriedly said: "If you go back to the master, there is only one small one." ”

Gao Yu glanced at him and said lightly: "You are the old man in the house, you should know the rules." ”

The porter's heart trembled, and he hurriedly said: "The little ones all understand, no one has been here today, and no one has seen the small ones." ”

Gao Yu waved his hand and said, "Go down." ”

"Yes, sir."

The porter breathed a sigh of relief and turned to leave.

Gao Yu sat alone on the Taishi chair, his brows furrowed slightly, and he fell into thought.

I don't know how long later, he sat down at his desk, studied ink by himself, and wrote letters.

The next day, at noon.

In the Qianqing Palace.

Li Yinyue, who was dressed in a dragon robe, sat on the dragon chair, her delicate face looked a little haggard.

Fang Xiu sat opposite her, didn't ask her about the conversation with the "Emperor Taishang", nor did he ask her how she felt after learning the truth, but just said casually: "What are you going to eat for lunch?" ”

Li Yingyue raised her eyes and glanced at him, opened her mouth, and wanted to say something.

When the words came to his mouth, he hesitated for a moment, but after all, he didn't speak.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Fang Xiu raised his eyebrows slightly, and said: "Cherish the opportunity to eat here, you have to go back to Chang'an after a while, when the time comes, the prime minister will dismiss most of the imperial chefs, and then you just want to eat the imperial food here, and you won't have a chance." ”

When Li Yingyue heard this, she was slightly stunned and asked, "Why did you dismiss the imperial chef?" ”

Fang Xiu said: "Naturally, it's to save money, do you think you don't need to spend money to support these imperial chefs?" Not only the imperial chef was dismissed, but also most of the eunuchs and palace maids were also dismissed, leaving a small part to take care of your mothers. ”

Li Yingyue didn't know that he was going to do this before, but when she heard about it now, she was stunned in place, and then quickly realized.

He did this because he planned to move the imperial palace of the Zhou State to the Qianguo Kingdom.

Of course, it does not mean that the imperial palace of the Zhou State will be completely demolished, and then one will be built in Chang'an.

Doing so will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the officials and people of the Zhou State.

A better way is to abandon the imperial palace of the Zhou State, leaving only a small number of eunuchs and palace maids for daily maintenance.

Then build a palace in Chang'an.

In this way, it is not only reasonable, but also weakens Jinnan's status as a capital teacher.

After a long time, Daqian and Dazhou will only have one center in Chang'an!

Now.

Facing Fang Xiu, who was wearing a python robe and looked comfortable, Li Yingyue wanted to say: You can't do this.

However, she knew better than anyone else that her words did not carry the slightest weight in his heart.

Moreover, she also knew that what Fang Xiu had made up his mind to do, let alone her, even the Emperor of Qianguo could not change it.

Therefore.

Li Yingyue was just silent.

Seeing that she still didn't speak, Fang Xiu raised his eyebrows and said, "I suddenly thought that there are still those concubines of the Emperor Taishang, but they are all in their prime, I heard that a few of them are still stunning beauties, and it is always a bit cruel to let them stay in the palace and stay alive and widowed."

Or carry forward the spirit of the prime minister, take them to Chang'an, send them to Yirenju, and give them a chance to support themselves. ”

Although Yirenju is not a green building, there are also singers and dancers in it, and they need to show their heads on weekdays.

Letting the concubines of the Emperor Taishang of the Great Zhou Dynasty be singers and dancing queens is undoubtedly a humiliation to the entire Great Zhou.

Although Li Yinyue now hates her imperial brother to the core, she doesn't want to see the entire Great Zhou be humiliated.

"Having said that, they are all your sisters-in-law, how to deal with them, I have to ask your opinion, what do you think of Benxiang's thoughts?"

Fang Xiu looked at Li Yingyue and asked with a straight face.

Li Yingyue knew that he was making fun of himself, and he was angry, but he had no choice but to say coldly: "The power is in your hands, you have the final say on how to do it." ”

Fang Xiu shook his head solemnly and said, "Your Majesty has said this to the ministers, Your Majesty is the king, and those concubines are people in the palace, so what to do with them is naturally up to Your Majesty." ”

When Li Yingyue heard this, she was not only annoyed, but also irritable, and inexplicably wanted to pick up the inkstone on the table and smash it into his head.

Taking a deep breath, calming down, he looked at him, and asked in a flat tone, "I have the final say on this matter?" ”

Fang Xiu corrected: "This is Da Zhou, Your Majesty should call himself me." ”

As soon as this remark came out.

Li Yingyue couldn't hold back any longer, rolled her eyes at him, and didn't bother to pay attention to him.

Fang Xiu didn't seem to see this white eye, and continued: "The minister said that it was His Majesty who had the final say, so naturally His Majesty had the final say. ”

When Li Yingyue heard this, she was silent for a few seconds, and said expressionlessly: "Let them change their names and surnames and be dismissed from the palace." ”

In other words, give them freedom.

Fang Xiu nodded with a look of agreement, and said, "It is worthy of Your Majesty, you are thoughtful, and you don't forget to let them change their names and surnames." ”

“.”

Li Yingyue felt the urge to hit someone again.

I don't know why.

Since returning to the Zhou Kingdom, after recovering some memories.

Her hatred for Fang Xiu dissipated a lot, and more of it was transformed into disgust.

This disgust comes more from the fact that he always oppresses himself in various ways.

Obviously, the relationship between the two of them is as he said, and there is no deep hatred.

Fang Xiu noticed Li Yinyue's eyes, and was a little surprised in his heart.

He didn't expect that Li Yinyue, a guy who seemed to be an ice cave, would easily reveal his emotions.

In the past, no matter how others ridiculed her, she was always calm and didn't care at all.

It is precisely because of this that Fang Xiucai always wants to bully her, intentionally or unintentionally, just to see if she can always maintain the appearance of an iceberg.

There was a momentary moment of surprise.

Fang Xiu returned to his normal mood, looked out of the door, and raised his voice: "Someone!" ”

The voice fell.

The door was slowly pushed open.

The figure shrouded in black robes stood in the doorway, motionless like a sculpture.

"Did you hear His Majesty's words just now?"

Fang Xiu looked at the figure and asked.

Tang Rou glanced at Li Yingyue and saw her sitting on the dragon chair, as cold as an iceberg, with a strange look in her eyes.

She can feel that compared with herself, the real Empress Li Yingyue of the Great Zhou Dynasty has more of the temperament of a superior who treats everything as nothing, which is a temperament that is difficult for others to imitate.

"Superior."

After Tang Rou gave such an evaluation in her heart, she unconsciously imitated her tone and responded coldly: "Hmm." ”

Fang Xiu said: "Those concubines in the palace will be disposed of according to what Your Majesty said, and when they are dismissed, they will give each of them fifty taels of silver, which will come out of the Great Zhou Dynasty." ”

This time.

Tang Rou didn't even respond, just silently closed the door.

When Fang Xiu saw this scene, a row of black lines appeared on his forehead.

“.”

What's going on with this guy?

Could it be that the task given to her was too unchallenging?

Feel like you have nowhere to show your talents?

However, this is not what the personal guards should do, she should also understand!

Fang Xiu shook his head helplessly, too lazy to care about her.

Although she didn't respond, with Fang Xiu's understanding of her, she knew that she would most likely try her best to do everything well.

After all, doing things from the beginning to the end, meticulousness is the basic quality of a woman, and Tang Rou will not easily disobey it.

The other side.

When Li Yingyue saw this scene, she was also a little confused, and doubts rose in her heart.

Who is this person who is shrouded in black robes and can't even see his face?

Why did she dare to have such an attitude towards Fang Xiu?

Why did she treat Fang Xiu with such an attitude?

Li Yingyue and Tang Rou have never met in between.

They don't know what each other looks like.

Tang Rou also knew that the Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty was called Li Yingyue, who was imprisoned in the Xiangguo Mansion in Chang'an, and it was only her stand-in who appeared in the Qianguo.

And Li Yingyue didn't know about Tang Rou's existence at all.

"Like you, you were forcibly left behind by the original phase, but the difference is that the original phase didn't feed you medicine."

Fang Xiu seemed to see Li Yinyue's doubts and took the initiative to explain.

When Li Yingyue heard this, she didn't know what she thought, and her eyes showed a trance, and then she returned to normal.

"Then again, in some ways, she's like you."

Fang Xiu looked at Li Yingyue and said lightly: "The same makes people feel inexplicable. ”

“.”

Li Yingyue didn't hear it and was silent.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu didn't bother to say more, and asked again: "Say, what are you going to eat at noon today, if you don't have anything to eat, just follow the taste of your true appearance." ”

When Li Yingyue heard this, she thought for a few seconds, and couldn't help but miss the dishes she liked to eat when she was young.

He opened his mouth and was about to speak, when he suddenly heard a knock at the door.

"Your Royal Highness the Regent, the shopkeeper of Jiangyue Pavilion wants to see you."

Jiangyue Pavilion is a restaurant in Jinnan.

After being bought by Tang Yixue, it became Fang Xiu's power.

The Jiangyue tabloid, which ranked at the forefront of the influence of the Zhou State, was produced by Jiang Yuege and was controlled by Fang Xiu.

"Let her in."

Fang Xiu said lightly.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The voice came.

The door slowly opened.

A handsome woman wearing a fox fur stepped in front of Fang Xiu and saluted respectfully: "Humble Jiang Xiaoyue, I have seen His Highness." ”

Between words and deeds, he completely ignored Li Yinyue, who was wearing a dragon robe.

Fang Xiu looked at her and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Jiang Xiaoyue didn't answer immediately, but glanced at Li Yinyue quietly.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu waved his hand and said, "But it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

"Yes, Your Highness."

Jiang Xiaoyue saluted again, took out a letter from her arms, handed it to Fang Xiu, and said, "This is an article sent by Gao Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, please take a look at it!" ”

Ministry of Industry Shangshu Gao Yu?

If I remember correctly, he didn't come to greet him on the day he entered the city.

Fang Xiu quickly remembered the name, took the letter with an indifferent expression, and read it from top to bottom.

A moment later.

He put down the letter, couldn't see any expression on his face, and asked, "What is the relationship between this Gao Yu and Xie Qian on weekdays?" ”

Jiang Xiaoyue replied: "As far as I know, the two of them are fellow villagers, and they are Jinshi in the same year, and they have advanced and retreated together for decades, so it can be said that they are good friends. ”

When Li Yingyue heard this, she subconsciously glanced at Jiang Xiaoyue.

Obviously, she didn't expect that an inconspicuous restaurant shopkeeper would know so much about the officials of the imperial court.

It is no wonder that both the Weisuo Army and the Tiger Ben Army are restricted everywhere when they are fighting against the cadre army.

In terms of intelligence, Dongchang is too far behind.

When Fang Xiu heard Jiang Xiaoyue's words, a smile appeared on his face, and he said, "Gao Yu's article, the spearhead is directly aimed at Xie Qian, it seems that he intends to cut off with Xie Qian. The news that His Majesty Gu came to Beijing, he already knew, why did he write such an article at this time and rush to cut off with Xie Qian? ”

When he said this, he looked at Jiang Xiaoyue and said, "Tell me, what does he want to do?" ”

Jiang Xiaoyue was silent for a few seconds, and replied: "If I go back to Your Highness, I think that Gao Yu knows that what he wants to do next will cause an uproar, so he cut off Xie Qian and abstained from the responsibility of being a friend." ”

Fang Xiu said: "Why didn't Gao Yu disdain what Xie Qian did and cut off his robe with him?" ”

Jiang Xiaoyue said: "With Gao Yu's character, there is indeed such a possibility. ”

When Fang Xiu heard this, he fell into thought.

After a while, he looked at Jiang Xiaoyue and ordered, "Print this article." ”

When Jiang Xiaoyue heard this, she was slightly stunned, and hesitated: "Your Highness, although Gao Yu's article is aimed at Xie Qian, there is also a lot of dissatisfaction with the alliance between His Highness and the two countries. ”

Fang Xiu raised his eyebrows and said, "Isn't this very good?" ”

Jiang Xiaoyue was stunned again, not understanding what Fang Xiu meant.

Fang Xiu said: "Just do what Gu said." ”

Jiang Xiaoyue no longer hesitated, nodded, and said, "Yes, Your Highness!" ”

When he had finished speaking, he saluted and turned away.

This time.

Fang Xiu said again: "Print another copy of this letter and give it to Xie Qian, so that he can see Gu after reading it." ”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Jiang Xiaoyue saluted again.

"Go ahead."

Fang Xiu waved his hand.

"Retire from your duties."

Jiang Xiaoyue saluted and turned to leave.

After she left.

There were only two people left in the Qianqing Palace, Fang Xiu and Li Yinyue.

Fang Xiu looked at Li Yingyue and said, "Your Majesty, do you know why the minister did this?" ”

Li Yingyue didn't bother to answer, but after thinking about it, if she didn't answer, she had to endure this guy's yin and yang weirdness, so she said coldly: "The backbone of the Great Zhou scholar will not be easily broken. ”

Implication.

Fang Xiu planned to use this incident to give the hundred officials and scholars who were dissatisfied with him and the alliance a disadvantage.

In fact.

Fang Xiu did intend to do so.

"The spine of a scholar is not as hard as His Majesty imagined."

Fang Xiu raised his eyebrows.

Li Yingyue was just silent.

"Let's put these things aside for the time being, Your Majesty will talk about what you will use for lunch today."

Fang Xiu diverted the topic.

Li Yingyue was silent for a few seconds and reported a few dish names.

It's all sweets.

Fang Xiu listened, looked out the door, and said, "Someone." ”

The door was pushed open.

A shadow guard came in and saluted, "Your Highness, please." ”

Fang Xiu re-reported the names of the dishes reported by Li Yingyue, and said, "Tell the people in the imperial dining room that these are the dishes that His Majesty wants to eat, and they should be done carefully." ”

(End of chapter)