The early dynasty of Lingjing is near, and it is not a thing to be happy about.

In the middle of October, the early morning in Lingjing has become more and more chilly, and for some old ministers of the imperial court, getting up at three or four o'clock in the morning to prepare for the early dynasty is already a major event that needs to rely on their own tenacious willpower to complete. For some elderly officials, it became a last resort to abandon the high-headed horses and swagger through the market, or to drive the carriage to the court in a rather elegant manner, and instead get into the sedan chair driven by skilled servants and walked steadily under the effect of human buffer.

The palanquin of the Han Mansion is also a must in Lingjing, and the princes and nobles who have been fortunate enough to use it are full of praise. Of course, even so, Han Yi felt that his old bones would not be able to toss a few times.

Whether it is a carriage or a sedan chair, when you arrive at the imperial city, you have to walk down. However, although the imperial city is big and cold, all of them are paved with cold green bricks, but His Majesty is not easy to sympathize with the courtiers, and sends people to set up a brazier between the noon gate and the Taihe Palace, and the ministers walk in the middle of the fire path, and they also feel warm. Of course, the brazier is only available this year.

His Majesty's mind is actually very easy to guess, Han Yi felt the warmth around him and sighed. All old people are like children, they will stubbornly demand that things develop according to their own wishes, and sometimes they don't even care what the situation is. The reaction of the elderly is the same as that of children, because they are all in the same situation, that is, they do not have the ability to change the situation. Just as a child will happily beg for a hug when he is happy, and pull his beard and cry when he is unhappy, His Majesty the Emperor will secretly drag the widows of officials to the brothel to accompany the guests when he is not satisfied, and will thoughtfully place braziers on both sides of the road when you follow his wishes. However, most of the time the court of the Great Zhou Dynasty is not very satisfactory to His Majesty.

If there is no downfall of the Loufu and no troops can be used against Southern Chu, this Lingjing City will experience a bloody storm sooner or later. Although the crown prince is the eldest son, he is mediocre and incompetent, and he has no achievements after sitting in the East Palace. On the contrary, King Lu and King Su, one is both civil and military, omnipotent, the other knows people and is good at duty, and his reputation is broadcast. The people below may not know, but these old foxes are white, Your Majesty will not let the crown prince inherit the ceremony, after all, what twists and turns a mediocre and incompetent emperor will suffer in that position, our Emperor His Majesty is very clear. After all, His Majesty the King of Jin back then also went from the new monarch who was constrained by the ministers everywhere at the beginning, step by step to today's ruthless king who does not move and kills with one blow.

Han Yi greeted the ministers around him while pacing towards his goal unhurriedly.

If there is no such thing as Loufu, what His Majesty wants to use is this dispute between the crown princes.

"I've met Shousuke-sama." Han Yi walked up to an old man with a gray beard and saluted.

"It turned out to be Han Shilang," when the first assistant of the court, Xu Qian, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, returned the salute unhurriedly, "Han Shilang came to find the old man on purpose?" ”

"Oh, how can Shousuke-sama see that?" Han Yi, who was already about to talk, said along the way.

"Today's Lord Han has extraordinarily sharp legs and feet."

"Haha, Shousuke-sama smiled." Han Yi snorted, "Xiaguan, this old arm and legs, how neatly can he get up, today is just accompanied by the braziers on both sides, and the muscles and veins are more active than usual." Relying on His Majesty's Holy Yin and sympathizing with us old guys. ”

"The emperor's grace is vast, Your Majesty is indeed a holy yin." Xu Qian nodded in agreement: "I inherit His Majesty's grace, and I can stay in the palace overnight, so as to avoid the hard work of running back and forth, and it is Lord Han who is highly respected and has worked hard for my court." ”

"Your Excellency is too good," Han Yi hurriedly saluted: "How dare you call it a matter of high morality in front of Lord Shoufu." After saying that, seeing that the greeting was almost over, Han Yi began to show his intentions: "Xiaguan recently heard His Majesty King Su mention that there is a high-ranking monk in Southern Chu, whose Dharma name is Enlightenment, and he is the most profound person in Buddhism in Southern Chu in recent years. ”

Hearing this, Xu Qian looked at Han Yi with deep meaning, and replied, "Oh, why did Lord Han mention this person on purpose?" ”

Lord Shoufu deliberately accentuated the voice at "this person", and Han Yi confessed that this was when Lord Shoufu told himself, I already know that you want to benefit King Su, what does it mean to draw it out quickly.

However, Lord Shoufu likes to go straight to the sword, but Han Yi is not only not slow to continue: "Xia Guan heard that this person's martial arts are strong, and no one can break the magic skills of King Kong, and even the peerless swordsmanship of the Famous Sword Villa is not good, and now he has been practicing hard in Nanchu for many years, and I heard that my Great Zhou intends to go south, so I specially set off from Nanchu to come to my mausoleum capital to recite Buddhist chanting scriptures and extinguish the fire of the two countries' soldiers." ”

"Oh, this matter is interesting" Xu Qian looked at Han Yi with a matter-of-fact and said quite ridiculously: "Han Shilang, don't you think that just relying on a monk's mouth can stop me from 100,000 heavenly soldiers in the Great Zhou?" ”

Shousuke-sama laughed. Han Yi arched his hand and said: "Don't say it's a monk, even the monks of Quannan Chu are powerless when combined." Just ....."

"Just how? ....." Xu Qian was very face-saving, and he also wanted to see what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of the waiter of the Criminal Department.

"It's just that I can let these rivers and lakes who are stretched out and vigorous know and keep to themselves, and the bottom is the six doors, and the top is the famous sword villa with invincible swordsmanship in the world. This enlightened monk heard that his martial arts were strong, and even the famous sword villa was helpless, if the court could not suppress it, he was afraid that he would lose face. Han Yi said with an expression that I was just worried about the face of the imperial court: "I don't know if the cabinet can take precautions in this matter?" ”

"Han Shilang was worried about this, but ......." Xu Qian replied quietly on his face: "This matter has already been reported by the Sword Villa and the Six Gates, although this enlightened mage is indeed one of the best masters in the world, but his martial arts have not yet entered the congenital, and he can't make any waves in Lingjing City." ”

"I see, compared to Lord Shoufu and the cabinet elders, they have already prepared, but the lower officials are worried." Han Yi said with a look of surprise: "Xiaguan has heard His Majesty King Su say, this Buddhism is not only profound, but also the peerless magic skills that have evolved from it, and I can't help but be a little worried that if the Buddhism sect intends to embarrass the imperial court, I am afraid that it will also bring some trouble to our court, after all, Xiaguan heard that this Nanchu is known as the Buddha country." However, since Lord Shoufu knows, I am afraid that he has already had a countermeasure, and the lower official is purely worried about it. ”

"Why did Lord Han say this?" Hearing Han Yi's words, Xu Qian said politely: "Lord Han is still worried about the people and the country all day long at such an advanced age, which is really a blessing for my dynasty." "It's all a thousand-year-old fox, who doesn't know whom, just say anything quickly.

"Ah, the lower officials are only shallow in their studies, and they can't compare to the adults, so it's really funny." Han Yi continued to haha: "Xia Guan originally wanted this enlightened master to enter Beijing, but I am afraid that the Buddhists are worried that my Great Zhou soldiers will be too strong and hurt the innocent. If I can release some kindness when I go south, I may be able to calm the hearts of the people a little. But since I'm here, I don't need to worry about this kind of thing. ”

After speaking, Han Yi had already achieved his goal, and left after chatting with Xu Qian casually. Xu Qiangui is a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, and he is above 10,000 people under one person, he is just a second-in-command of the Criminal Department, and it is not good to take up too much time for the leader. The leaders of the various ministries still have something to say.

Returning to his position and standing up, not long after, the eunuch notified the officials to enter the Taihe Palace, and Han Yi also followed his nominal boss, the criminal department Shangshu, into the main hall.

After the officials stood up, the palace ladies helped the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty to enter the palace, and after His Majesty the Emperor was already old, everyone saluted, the emperor raised his hand, and everyone received the gift.

Han Yi stood quietly in the hall with concern, he had expected today's court, if nothing else, today's court will officially announce the plan of the southern expedition on the dark side, and at the same time, the position of the generalissimo of the southern expedition will also become a new focus of the court. After all, this is the credit of expanding the territory, and His Majesty the Emperor will definitely hold this credit firmly in the hands of the royal family. And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince needs to sit in the East Palace, and secondly, it is really a waste to give such credit to the mediocre and incompetent prince, and His Majesty Yingyin Shenwu will definitely not make this decision. In this case, the candidate for this expedition is between King Lu and King Su.

Whether to choose King Lu, who can fight well, or King Su, who is more conducive to pacification afterwards, will be the most fierce argument in today's early dynasty.