Changan.

Inside the Hongwen Palace.

Emperor Li Mao was not in the court, so he arranged for Yang Yuhuan to supervise the country.

Yang Yuhuan sat on the main seat, and there was a curtain temporarily drawn up by the palace maid in front of her to separate her from the ministers.

Li Linfu, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Xiao Song, the second assistant of the cabinet, are on the left and right.

Further afield are Yang Shenjin, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Wei Jian, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, Wang Wei, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Zhou Ziliang, the imperial historian, and Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch of the East Factory.

Zhou Ziliang was recently promoted.

The original Imperial Doctor was discovered by Dongchang because he secretly ate two meals at home, and now he has been arrested and imprisoned.

Therefore, the position of Imperial Doctor was replaced by Zhou Ziliang, the Imperial Historian.

"I don't know what is the important matter for the mother to come to the cabinet?" Li Linfu asked in a low voice.

Yang Yuhuan said coldly: "Your Majesty is fighting on the front line, and this palace is ordered to supervise the country, can't you come and take a look?" ”

"It's okay for Niangniang to want to come by herself, but she should be notified in advance, so that the ministers can prepare in advance!" Li Linfu said cautiously.

The Tang Dynasty has a precedent for the lord of the harem to be the emperor, and Li Linfu did not dare to behave too flatteringly in front of the public.

"That's right, if Niangniang has any urgency, she can send someone to summon her ministers!" Xiao Song also said.

When Yang Yuhuan heard this, his face showed displeasure, and he understood that no one in the cabinet welcomed his arrival, so he said angrily: "This palace is here to see what His Majesty ordered, how are you doing?" Don't wait for Your Majesty to return to the court, but you haven't done anything. ”

Li Linfu immediately glanced at the imperial historian Zhou Ziliang.

In the face of the harem coming to meddle in government affairs, almost all the officials present united the front.

Zhou Ziliang immediately said: "Tell Niangniang, the matter arranged by His Majesty to the ministers is proceeding in an orderly manner, and there are no accidents, so there is no need for Niangniang to worry." ”

Wang Wei, the secretary of the Criminal Department, followed closely and said: "The affairs of the Criminal Department are all going in the direction planned by His Majesty!" ”

Wei Jian, the head of the household, also said: "Don't worry about the problem of grain, according to Your Majesty's arrangement, it is enough to support the summer grain harvest." ”

The resistance of several people in the outer court was very obvious, that is, they didn't want Yang Yuhuan to meddle in specific affairs.

"Good! Very good! Hongu knows! Yang Yuhuan said coldly.

The biting chill in his tone made the palace maids around him nervous involuntarily.

"What about you? Father-in-law Wei, don't you have anything to tell this palace? ”

Yang Yuhuan saw that several people in the outer dynasty did not give himself face, so he had to pin his hopes on Wei Zhongxian in the inner dynasty.

"The slave reports to the mother, the minister came today to hand over the death penalty case that Dongchang concluded yesterday to the cabinet for approval."

Wei Zhongxian said respectfully.

Yang Yuhuan asked, "What about the list?" Show the shrine who doesn't know what to do? ”

"The minion has been handed over to Li Xiang!" Wei Zhongxian shirked.

Yang Yuhuan frowned slightly, and turned his gaze to Li Linfu again, "Li Xiang, can you give the list to this palace to see?" ”

Li Linfu's head suddenly became extremely big, and he could only say forcefully: "Niangniang doesn't have to be anxious, wait for the ministers to review and report it to the court." ”

This is, of course, just a rhetoric.

As long as Li Linfu doesn't want to hand it over, it can be reviewed all the time.

"Good! Very good! You're all good! ”

Yang Yuhuan was so angry that he gritted his teeth.

The bulging chest rises and falls.

If it weren't for a curtain to cover it, it would have been a big spring in the Hongwen Palace.

"Let's go! Back to the palace! ”

Yang Yuhuan walked out of the Hongwen Hall with a stomach full of anger.

At this time, she was thinking about how to write the letter to Li Mao later.

I want to sue the cabinet severely.

The one who made her most angry just now was actually Wei Zhongxian.

It is understandable that the cabinet people did not let her interfere in government affairs, but the eunuchs of the inner court actually did not sell her face as a concubine, which made her really unacceptable.

"I must get my brother back to Chang'an!"

Yang Yuhuan thought in his heart.

……

Unlike the cold atmosphere in the palace, the entire Chang'an City is extremely lively today.

Today is not just the day of February when the dragon rises its head.

It was also the day when the emperor and the rebels officially went to war.

Li Mao's internal propaganda naturally cannot tell the truth.

If the people knew that there were nearly 500,000 troops besieging the fortifications, they would not be scared to death.

It is also very easy for people with ill intentions to stir up unrest.

"Have you heard? There seem to be 200,000 enemy troops besieging Tongguan, and Your Majesty only has 20,000! ”

"Oh my God! Are you telling the truth? I heard that Xiaoguan was also besieged by nearly 200,000 people from the three armies of Shuofang, Hexi, and Longyou. ”

"I've also heard that not only Tongguan and Xiaoguan are besieged, but even Wuguan and Sanguan are surrounded by people!"

On the busiest street in the East Market, three people suddenly appeared loudly discussing the situation.

Their voices were very loud, as if they were worried that not enough people would hear.

After a while, a thick circle of people surrounded the three of them.

Seeing this, the three of them spoke even more excitedly.

"The enemy is so strong, what can we do?"

"What to do? Cold salad, of course? What does the affairs of the upper echelons have to do with us ordinary people? ”

"I heard that the emperor in Luoyang is the real emperor, and when he returns to Chang'an, he will clean up the rebellious people and drag us all to behead!"

"Impossible! When pigs fly! There are hundreds of thousands of people in Chang'an City, and it is impossible to kill them all! ”

"Of course they won't all be killed, I heard that His Majesty the Emperor of Luoyang has issued an edict, as long as the people of Chang'an abandon the darkness and turn to the light and immediately rebel, then he will forgive us for our crimes!"

The three of them sang and harmonized, and finally showed the fox's tail.

It turned out that they wanted to set off a riot in Chang'an City and disturb Li Mao's rear.

After hearing this, the ordinary people who were watching also showed panic and asked the three of them one after another.

"Are you telling the truth? I read the notice that there are only 50,000 enemy troops outside Tongguan City! ”

"Yes, I also clearly saw that there were only 100,000 enemy troops in Xiaoguan, which was the same as the sixteen guards of the Southern Ya led by General Lu."

"You must be spreading rumors, beware of the people in Dongchang arresting you in Zhaoji."

After hearing the word Dongchang, the three of them were all stunned and asked in unison, "What is Dongchang?" ”

When the people saw this, they immediately knew that the three people in front of them must be spies sent by the Luoyang thieves.

Otherwise, you won't know the famous East Factory in Chang'an City.

"The East Factory is doing business, and the idle people are waiting to get away!"

A sharp voice rang out, and the people gave way one after another.

Immediately afterwards, a team of more than ten people from Dongchang Strode over, and after grabbing the three of them, they couldn't help but unload their chins directly.

"Go about your own business! Do not spread rumors about your work, and beware of the danger of losing your head. ”

The leading eunuch finished with a smile, and then left the place with the prisoner.