Later, when Lu Zhaoyi's carriage slowly drove outside the palace gate, he saw the frame of Nanyang Hou just coming.

Waiting for the moment when the guards announced the opening of the palace door, she gently lifted the curtain and looked at Lu Chengye who was closed in the carriage not far away.

"Big brother, do you know that kid Fu Chang is back?"

Lu Chengye opened his eyes and glanced at her, "I heard that, it seems that he came back with Qiu Zhongcheng's eldest son, and this muddy ball boy won't go back to his house when he comes back, what's wrong?" Did you see that?"

"He's in my house right now! Big brother doesn't know?"

"I really don't know!" He frowned slightly, "This kid is causing trouble again?"

"I can't say that, he's just a little naughty." Lu Zhaoyi tilted his head and chuckled, "Why, why did the eldest brother send him to Xiangyang Zhuangxue in Nanjun in the first place?"

Hearing this, Lu Chengye's eyes flashed with gloom, and he coughed a few times, his expression, Lu Zhaoyi is also a member of the Lu family, so he can naturally guess seven or eight points.

"It's because of my sister-in-law, right?" She smiled wickedly for a moment and retracted her gaze, "Sister-in-law came from a humble background, and she finally added an eldest grandson to the Lu family, and she must be extremely partial to her precious son. Presumably, the eldest brother sent him so far away, and he didn't want him to be affected by this?"

After saying that, she also turned her head and looked to the side.

Lu Chengye's eyes were slightly dark, and after a moment, he sighed, "That's it, that's it! The two of them, mother and son, are bitter enough, and I can't bear to be harsh on her anymore."

With that, he closed his eyes and leaned back on the cushion.

Seeing this, Lu Zhaoyi no longer asked, but gently closed the curtain, secretly thinking in his heart.

This big brother is always so soft-hearted.

After a while, the palace gate slowly opened, and the officials of the two provinces, who had been waiting outside the palace for a long time, got out of the carriage one by one and prepared to enter the palace together."

"That's right, big brother." Lu Zhaoyi looked for him again, "Yan Zhijing of Nanyang Xinye has become a scholar of Xiangyang Zhuangxue, do you know about this?"

"Huh?" Lu Chengye was slightly stunned, and then, as if he had suddenly realized, "Yan Zhijing commented on your article back then...... I said, how do you mention this person in a good way?"

When she went to Jingzhou, she was only sixteen, and not long after she took over the Lu family's ministry, Lu Chengye was a guest of Xia Pei at the time, and she had been in Xinye when she went south during the retreat, so when her article was insulted, Lu Chengye naturally heard about it in Jingzhou.

At this moment, when he heard Lu Zhaoyi ask, he also replied in passing.

"Do you want Fu Chang to drop out of Zhuang Xue?"

As an elder brother, there is little contact on weekdays, but after all, they are still familiar with each other's personalities.

"That's exactly what I mean." She nodded, "The pedant of Taixue is the Fifth Yang Capital, and this person's knowledge is not a great talent, at least it is stronger than Yan Zhijing."

At this time, a janissary came up to greet them, saluted the ministers of the two provinces, and guided them into the palace.

From the palace gate to the Guichao Pavilion, there are a few teas to say the least, which is enough for him Lu Chengye to think about some things clearly, but he also understands that these things still need to be asked to his sister.

"Okay, you decide! Fu Chang, this kid was the best friend of you when he was young, and you have no reason to hurt him."

Hearing this, Lu Zhaoyi tilted his head and glared at him, "I said, I seem to have hurt my eldest brother." After speaking, she didn't say more, but quickened her pace, leaving Lu Chengye far behind.

After two days of fermentation, once again talked about the invasion of Xianbei in the north, and returned to the court, one by one, they were silent.

No one else spoke, and Lu Zhaoyi was in it, and there was nothing to say, she still insisted on what she proposed last time, and tried peace talks between the two sides first.

It's better to put everything on the table than to wonder if the other party will do it, right?

That's what she thinks, but some people don't.

This group of people believes that the new dynasty has been decided, and it is the time to establish the majesty of the dynasty.

With the military reports from Yongzhou and Bingzhou, and the histories of the two states and the officials of the counties, they all seemed to prove that everything was not what they thought before.

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After that, the deliberations of the cabinet officially began.

Since the matter of Yongzhou has become the focus of the cabinet, the turmoil inside and outside Luojing, all kinds of news, have been continuously transmitted, during which the most shocking is the concert of Guo Tong, the assassin of the state.

Captain Qiuzi has already taken a part of the people outside the Saiwai along the Great Wall, to Guanzhong Beidi, Feng Yi migration, this time the scale is huge, the first batch has arrived in Ansai Guancheng in Beidi County, the second and third groups of people are also rushing here.

The capital of the southern Xiongnu vassal state is stepping up its efforts to carry out close patrols, and once the behavior of the Xianbei tribe in the north is discovered, it will immediately prepare for battle.

Above the government and the opposition, all kinds of speculations are coming.

Some people say that the situation in Northland County is becoming more and more chaotic, and the people of Northland are afraid that they will soon suffer a catastrophe.

Some say that now is the time of survival, once the Southern Xiongnu are invaded by the Xianbei tribe, and then threaten Yanmen Pass, and then Sili Prefecture will fall into a crisis, if the situation in Beidi County continues to deteriorate, Ansai Guancheng will soon be lost.

Others said that the tribes in Guanzhong were ready to move, and I was afraid that some rebels would take advantage of the situation, and the people in the north would be in danger and in need of assistance.

In short, in the cabinet, they quarreled.

Xia Pei frowned, her face was full of bitterness, and she turned to look at Lu Zhaoyi, but she was the calmest person in the pavilion.

"Qi Niang thinks that the Northland County and the Upper County will be lost?"

Yong, and the two places, plus Shuofang County, the Southern Xiongnu frequently asked for help from the imperial court, and it seemed to be very anxious, and Xia Yuansheng's army rushed over, and it would take some time.

However, if the Xianbei people went south to Ansai Guancheng, then there was nothing to worry about, because the mountain was steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the weather was getting colder, they might not be able to attack it.

After thinking about it, she raised her head, looked at Xia Pei, and replied categorically, "No. The goal of Xianbei people is not Guanzhong, it is still Yanmen Pass, and now, Yanmen Pass inside and outside the gate are well prepared, Xianbei people will not dare to act rashly. 「

"What about the upper counties of the state?" Xia Pei asked again.

"The minister thinks that Shangjun must also be fine." She said firmly, her eyes sparkling, "Last time the minister proposed peace talks, can Your Majesty have a selected candidate as an envoy to go to the Xianbei Department to test?"

Her sentence made Xia Pei speechless.

Returning to the court pavilion, it was quiet for a while.

Then, Shang Shu's right servant, who was sitting at the bottom, shot at her, Fang Boche stood up, stared at her with questioning eyes, and said coldly, "Lu Shilang, every time you mention the Xianbei Ministry, you will talk about peace talks. I remember that there are still 150,000 Qingzhou troops under the military division, why don't you propose to the military division to share your majesty's worries?"

Without waiting for her to refute, Xia Pei immediately raised his voice to shoot back, "The Qingzhou Army is suitable for plain warfare, even if it passes, it will not be able to exert its combat effectiveness. Fang Qing, you go down first."

This move really made Fang Boche a little dumbfounded, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that the emperor was so obviously favoring her.

All of a sudden, the other ministers also gave advice.

"Lu Shilang was indeed taught by the military advisor, and there are some points, but it is really inappropriate for His Majesty to favor her like this......

"Yes, although Lu Shilang has a military advisor, but after all, he is still a woman, His Majesty trusts her so blindly, just because she is a woman, he has to stop waiting for me to suggest, how is that different from the Guard?" Z.br>

It seems that they are all speaking, and they are all helping.

But just now, it was said that the one who compared Xia Pei to the Emperor was a servant of Zhongshu Province, Wen Xian, after he said this matter, the others quickly changed their words, and they repeatedly accused, Lu Zhaoyi laughed instead of being angry.

The monarch of my Great Abyss, Xia Pei, is so wise and martial, how can he be comparable to the Righteous Monarch when he is a benevolent monarch and a virtuous monarch?

However, Xia Pei really didn't blame him, he just corrected him in his mouth, "The Qingzhou Army is not suitable for mountain battles, what do you have to doubt?"

The crowd was silent.

Seeing that the others didn't speak, a sigh came from the throne again, "If you don't have anything to say, I will arrange for someone to go outside the Yanmen Pass to negotiate with the Xianbei Ministry."

Only by figuring out the opponent's hole cards can you be invincible.

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Some of the elite ministers are also very clear, but they don't show it much in front of the emperor.

After the cabinet meeting, Xia Pei turned back and advised, "In the past two days, Zhuqing needs to speed up the efficiency of decision-making, Taiwei will be able to return to Luojing in the next few days, Lu Situ's illness is also about to recover, and there will be more than ten ......days to give the right minister's grounding."

In fact, when it comes to this, everyone also understands that the political affairs they accept at the moment will still be returned to the three princes and nine ministers after a while.

This time, it has to be said that the three princes and nine secretaries still have a strong control over the imperial court. For example, a series of matters such as barbarian diplomatic relations and foreign affairs negotiations are under the control of Qi Ran, one of the nine kings.

Lu Zhaoyi is also well versed in this, Zhongshu Province has just been established, and the Shizhong Temple will be hindered by the establishment of Menxia Province, and I don't know how many courtiers want to take this opportunity to suppress her and let her leave Zhongshu Province.

But she didn't care about any of that.

Xia Pei's words were very vague, but Lu Zhaoyi understood that the situation above the court would not change due to the emperor's new official decree.

It's a pity that the power in her current hands comes from strong troops, not from the court.

In her eyes, the double-edged sword of military power depends on how she wields it, and if she uses it well, it can eat away at the power of the ministers of the court step by step, and if it can be used improperly, it can even subvert the entire court, or even the entire abyss.

While she was thinking about this, Xia Pei also glanced at her, as if she was worried, as if she still had something to say.

After Xia Pei left, the tense nerves of the people in the Guichao Pavilion were also relaxed, and in such a small court, there were still suspicious people, and they didn't give each other a face.

"Someone! It's just a mere woman, it's just a courtier, and when she comes back from Huainan County, she has an eyebrow with His Majesty, so she wants to manage the government so much, why don't you go to the harem and go to the court to meddle in the affairs of men, what is it?"

The person who said this was Shang Shucheng Song Yan, who had been disrespectful since the first meeting.

Lu Zhaoyi tilted his head and looked at him for a long time.

"It's all colleagues, don't compete like this, think about what Your Majesty said......

Wei Dan thought about playing a round, and halfway through speaking, looking at the posture of the two, it didn't look like a joke.