The government hall is located in the Hongbunden, next to Miyagi.

At this time, Xiao Song was directing the officials to hang a gold plaque at the palace gate.

Looking at the word "cabinet" written by the emperor himself, Xiao Song's heart was full of passion for struggle.

I didn't even want to go to the old emperor's wake.

Anyway, the current emperor Li Mao doesn't pay attention to it, as the prime minister and as a confidant minister, he naturally can't pay too much attention to it.

"A little to the left!"

Xiao Song looked at the plaque a little crooked, and immediately ordered his subordinates to move.

While everyone was busy, a little eunuch hurried over.

"Xiao Xiang, Your Majesty let you go!"

Hearing that it was the emperor's call, Xiao Song immediately stopped everything in his hand and followed the little eunuch to the Xuanzheng Palace.

"Do you know what Your Majesty is looking for this official?"

"The villain doesn't know!"

"Did anything more important happen during this time?"

"Li Xiang seems to be unwell, His Majesty just gave him a holiday!"

Between questions and answers, Xiao Song had already gotten the news he wanted to know.

What kind of body Li Linfu is, it's not that he doesn't know.

How could it be that all of a sudden it was uncomfortable and that the emperor would know about it?

For a minister of their status, as long as he still wants to do it, and his body can still move, it is impossible to feel uncomfortable.

Even if there is something wrong with the body, I will try not to let the emperor find out.

Xiao Song guessed that Li Linfu probably offended the emperor when he played alone, and then was ordered to go home to rest.

Thinking that as soon as the top boss left, the entire cabinet would be ruled by him, the second assistant, Xiao Song couldn't help but feel happy.

"Take the money and spend it!"

Xiao Song fumbled and took out a broken silver the size of a little thumb from his purse.

"The villain thanked Xiao Xiang."

The little eunuch reached out and caught the broken silver.

When he saw that the silver was not as big as his little thumb, his face instantly showed disdain.

It's just that he buried his head deep and was not discovered by others.

After walking outside the door of the Xuanzheng Palace, Xiao Song was not in a hurry to enter.

He straightened his clothes before shouting into the hall.

"Chen Xiao Song asks to see!"

"Come in!"

The voice from the hall was extremely calm, not much different from usual.

After hearing this, Xiao Song felt more confident in his heart, so he ran into the Xuanzheng Hall with small steps.

"Minister Xiao Song knocks to see Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!"

"Flat, give a seat!"

Li Mao wiped the long sword without even raising his head.

Xiao Song half sat on the small stool brought by Zhao Gao, and kept beating the drum in his heart.

He really couldn't figure out what the emperor was looking for him, so he could only guess wildly.

Did Li Linfu make a mistake in the complaint and annoy the emperor?

Or is there any policy that Li Linfu insists on not doing?

Or has Li Linfu done something wrong recently?

After thinking about it, Xiao Song didn't have a clue.

He was so confused that he was like a pins and needles on the stool.

Fortunately, Li Mao didn't let him wait for long.

After wiping the long sword completely, he told what he was going to do in Tuntian.

After Xiao Song listened, he didn't answer immediately, because he didn't know how Li Linfu answered.

Li Mao saw that he was silent for a long time, and his eyebrows also showed unhappiness, "What? Didn't Xiao Xiang agree with Tuntian's policy? ”

When Xiao Song heard this, he immediately understood whether Li Linfu's opinion was disagreeable.

So he immediately replied: "The minister naturally agrees very much, after all, the people take food as the sky, if there is a constant shortage of food, and if we don't wait for the anti-thief army to attack, our position will be messed up first!" But ......"

"But what?" Li Mao's face was unhappy.

It seems that as long as Xiao Song is not right, the next person who is not in good health will be him.

After Xiao Song was asked rhetorically, he didn't dare to continue what he had said.

"The minister thinks that most of the people who occupy the land are clan nobles, and they will definitely not hand over the land easily."

Li Mao nodded, putting away the unhappiness on her face.

"Of course I know that they can't hand over the fields easily, if this is an easy matter, why do I need you two ministers to do it yourself?"

"You just have to do it with confidence, and I will give you the cover."

"If there are people who are unwilling to hand over their land, if you directly arrest them and put them in the prison of the Criminal Department, I don't believe that their butts will be clean under them!"

What Li Mao meant in his words was that as long as he was unwilling to hand over the land, he would definitely not be clean.

Even if it's really clean, you're going to make me guilty and make them unclean.

"Got it!" Xiao Song understood what the emperor meant in an instant, but he still had the only concern now.

"Your Majesty, the minister is worried that people who don't know the truth will spread rumors that you are mean and unkind to your relatives!"

"Huh!"

Li Mao sneered, her face full of coldness.

"Those people don't know how to sympathize with my difficulties, what kind of relatives are they?"

"Xiao Xiang, you just have to do things boldly and boldly, I am not afraid of being infamy."

"What do you think I'm fighting for?"

"It's not for the people of Datang to avoid the poison of the faint king."

"I will live up to Datang without me."

"As early as when I started the army, I had already taken these eight words to heart."

Speaking of which.

Li Mao swung the long sword he had just wiped and slashed directly at the table.

Suddenly, the one-foot-thick ebony countertop was split in half.

"Whoever dares to stop me from being good to the people, then his fate will be like this table!"

"You just have to do it boldly, I will be your strongest backing."

After Li Mao finished speaking, he picked up the long sword and walked out of the Xuanzheng Palace.

Only Xiao Song was left silent.

Their Lanling Xiao clan is one of the top gate valves in the Tang Dynasty.

There are countless lands in their hands, and it can be said that the entire land of Lanling belongs to their Xiao family.

Xiao Song had already seen the emperor's future plans from the Tuntian policy.

That is to take the land away from the hands of the great families.

The land in hand and the system of recommending officials are the foundation of the gate valve.

Now that the emperor has reformed the imperial examination system, it is clear that he believes in weakening the influence of the clan lords.

However, for the imperial examination system, Xiao Song is sure that most of the gate valve families can accept it.

After all, they have enough educational resources in their hands.

Those mud legs, there are not a few books, how many talented people can come out of a scientific examination?

However, for the land reform policy, Xiao Song judged that all the gate valves could not accept it.

If the gate valve family has no land, how can it ensure the longevity of the family?

"At least it's impossible for the Lanling Xiao clan to agree!"

Xiao Song muttered.

However, if he does not agree to the emperor's Tuntian policy now, his position as a secondary assistant will not be guaranteed.

Xiao Song is also unacceptable to this.

By this time.

He realized that as long as he followed the emperor, his own interests would definitely conflict with the interests of his family.

"Alas, since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been in a dilemma!"

Xiao Song sighed secretly, and finally chose to give priority to his own interests.