"First Emperor, Your Majesty, two generations of male lords." Li Xuan looked at Liu Renliang calmly and firmly, and said, "But after years of conquest, it's time for the people to recuperate. ”

Liu Renliang nodded, walked to the stone bench in the pavilion and sat down, looking around, the entire courtyard was quiet.

The frozen lake water in winter is cold and seeping.

"The people need to recuperate, but what about the army, there are so many proud soldiers and fierce generals, there is no war, how can they be promoted?" Liu Renliang gently knocked on the stone table.

Li Xuan sat down opposite Liu Renliang, and then said seriously: "There are not so many arrogant soldiers and fierce generals, who are willing to stay in the army and fight in front of their parents, wives and children.

Now that Tibet is peaceful and the grasslands are stable, if you want military merits, then go to the Western Regions and Andong, as for the place, hasn't Your Majesty already begun to settle in Fanzhou, and within ten years, there will be no trouble. ”

Liu Renliang looked sideways at Li Xuan and asked softly, "The virtuous son-in-law seems to have a lot to say?" ”

"The government and the opposition are stable, in the final analysis, it is just an official position, if the people can be rich, maybe it is feasible to add one or two official positions." Li Xuan said his words cautiously.

"Imperial examinations?" Liu Renliang could see at a glance what Li Xuanzhen's purpose was.

"Nowadays, there are only twenty or thirty people in the imperial court every year, and if it is fixed at more than forty, a large number of people can be attached." Li Xuan's eyes were still vigilant.

This is what Ah Song will do, using the official position of the imperial court to support the world's scholars.

But once a certain limit is exceeded, so many scholars will leave and become an obstacle in the world.

"Ten a year, ten years is three hundred, three hundred states in the world, and each state adds one six or seven grades to join the army, which is indeed the means of winning people's hearts with the least consumption."

Liu Renliang looked at Li Xuan and asked, "But where does the money and food come from, you should know that adding one more official is not a matter of one more money." ”

"So we need the world to be stable and the emperor to be merciful." Li Xuan smiled bitterly and said, "The only thing left of the prince is mercy." ”

"Kindness." Liu Renliang sighed and said, "This kindness, in less than ten years, will cultivate a powerful minister." ”

Li Xuan glanced sideways at Liu Renliang, and knew in his heart that Liu Renliang probably hadn't thought that the Empress Wu would live to ten years later.

This powerful minister is talking about Pei Yan.

Once Pei Yan becomes a powerful minister, Li Xian will lose control of the government.

The last powerful minister of the Tang Dynasty was called Li Yifu.

"Ministers, as long as they don't taint themselves with military power and don't oppress the people, they will be ministers." Li Xuan's expression was calm.

He would rather have a powerful minister, and he also wants Li Xian's position as emperor to sit down.

"Is it worth it?" Liu Renliang sighed lightly.

"Ministers can, but they can't come from a family." Li Xuan clearly drew his bottom line.

He was able to accept Quan Chen, but not Pei Yan.

"It's like Li Yifu." Liu Renliang couldn't help laughing, then shook his head, and said: "The reason why Li Yifu was able to gain power back then was because His Majesty suffered from wind disease at the beginning, and although he later degraded Li Yifu, he did not make progress in the government for ten years, and then the defeat of Dafeichuan did not have this reason. ”

"The difference in national strength is another matter." Li Xuan shook his head calmly, as if he had no confidence.

Liu Renliang looked sideways at Li Xuan and said, "Aren't you afraid that others will look at you?" ”

"I'm afraid." Li Xuan nodded and said, "So, the sect still has someone else to check and balance?" ”

"Who, you don't want the king." Liu Renliang looked at Li Xuan with some curiosity.

"Your Highness the Princess." Li Xuan's expression was solemn.

At this moment, Princess Taiping was pushed out by him again.

Liu Renliang fell silent and said softly: "Then what about ten years later? ”

"It's time for the imperial grandson to grow up." Li Xuan finally came up with his killer feature.

Liu Renliang understood that what Li Xuan said did not mean that the imperial grandson would be trained in the future to clean up the government, but in fact, with the imperial grandson as the core, a group of new power groups would be supported.

With the Wei family leaning behind him, the imperial grandson is capable enough to set things right.

"It's a pity." Liu Renliang finally sighed softly, he could see that Li Xuan's layout was still unclear, but that was already the biggest struggle in the current situation.

Li Xian and Li Dan, Li Dan looks heroic and martial, quite like a deposed prince, but he is surrounded by people from the North Gate, and at the critical moment, there is no need to ask who these candidates are.

The emperor is choosing Li Xian, and it is also because of this.

Li Xuan, and the children of the family chose Li Xian because Li Xian would have the opportunity to compete with Empress Wu in the future.

Empress Wu chose Li Xian because she didn't want to abolish another son of her own.

At least not now.

Therefore, Li Dan, who is basically supported by no one, can't go up at all.

……

The carriage swayed and headed towards the Kaihua Workshop.

Li Xuan sat back and closed his eyes and meditated, and had a conversation with Liu Renliang today, in fact, what he said was after the emperor's death, and there was never only one real core.

That's the Empress Wu.

Now, people of insight in the court have begun to watch the changes in the court after the emperor's death.

In this, whether it is a clan or a poor family, they all begin to feel that the Empress Wu will be an obstacle that they cannot overcome.

lighter, said that the Empress Wu was the Empress Dowager Dou.

Heavier, he directly said that Empress Wu was Empress Lu.

In this case, it is not necessary to win over the hearts and minds of the people of the world with benevolence to compete with the military queen, even if it is to create a huge political monster.

Li Xuan sighed lightly, he knew that even Liu Renliang would not have imagined that the Empress Wu would unite with Pei Yan to abolish Li Xian.

And the root of the matter turned out to be because Li Xian's ears were too soft, which finally led to the situation getting out of control.

Later, Li Dan's ascension to the throne was just an expedient measure.

However, at that time, Liu Renliang was already nearly ninety years old and would not care about those things anymore.

He couldn't have imagined that everything Li Xuan said today was just a pretext.

Under the watchful eye of the emperor, he struggled with all his might, but never expected to win the battle with Empress Wu.

In a daze, Li Xuan fell asleep.

I don't know how long it took, Li Xuan faintly seemed to hear what Liu Jinyu and Liu Shubi were saying.

Li Xuan opened her eyes, looked at Liu Jinyu and Liu Shubi, stretched her waist, and asked, "What are you talking about?" ”

"It's nothing, it's Wu Niang's business." Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan and said with a little worry: "The family was already discussing Wu Niang's family affairs with the Cui family, but since the news of Ah Weng wanting to pay tribute to Shi came out, the Cui family's movements have slowed down, especially after Ah Weng stepped down as Shangshu's left servant yesterday, they have not moved. ”

Li Xuan frowned: "Cui family, who are you with?" ”

"Cui Riwei, the third room of the Boling Cui family, the third son of Cangzhou Governor Shi Cui Yi." Liu Jinyu smiled bitterly and said, "Boling Cui Clan, the threshold is really high!" ”

Li Xuan was silent, Li Xuan could discuss many things with the Cui family's people, and even political transactions, but in the matter of marriage, even Li Xuan was helpless.

Five surnames and seven families, with their own system.

Others who want to fit in have to pay more than ten times the price.

It was not for nothing that the emperor suppressed the Hebei family.

Li Jingxuan is okay, at least Li Xuan and Liu Renliang mentioned it, but Wu Sansi, Liu Renliang didn't mention a word at all.

The Li clan of Zhaojun has such ability, and the Cui clan of Qinghe is even more important in this regard.

Cui Yi is the third-room descendant of the Boling Cui family, and his son-in-law, even if he is not the eldest son, has priority in marrying a wife among the five surnames and seven families, and the reason why he married the Liu family is because of the position of Liu Renliang's left servant.

Perhaps in their eyes, Liu Renliang's Shangshu Zuo Servant Shot can sit for a few years.

But yesterday, His Majesty suddenly dismissed Liu Renliang's Shangshu Zuo Servant, and although he was promoted to be the crown prince and concubine, they all understood that it was just an honorable position.

That is, he also participates in political affairs, and with the official position of Cong Erpin, he can barely hang the face of the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty.

But in the eyes of the Cui family, Liu Renliang's position is far worse than before.

Wuniang Liu Qiongyu still wants to marry into the Boling Cui family, I'm afraid it won't be so easy.

"Wait, there may be good results in the future." Li Xuan sighed lightly, he didn't have much of a good way to do this.

In addition to Liu Renliang, the Liu family can also stand in the court, and the next generation basically does not have too outstanding talents.

The choice of a son-in-law should not only depend on the grandfather's generation, but also the father's generation, when and where can give enough political assistance, these are the things that those top families really consider, and the Liu family is far from enough in this regard.

Although it is said that in the third generation, Liu Jinyu married Li Xuan, but Li Xuan is Li Xuan, and the Li family in Longxi has its own set of rules.

And even if it is a woman from the Li clan in Longxi, if she wants to join the Boling Cui clan, she will be picked again and again.

Arrogant top gatekeepers, terrifying in this regard, because that is one of the weapons with which they have continued to dominate time for hundreds of years.

Liu Jinyu didn't understand this, if Da Berken put down his face and tried a slightly lower courtyard, it would be the Li family in Longxi, and she could also get it.

But it's a pity that Boling Cui's three-room lineage, her uncle is unwilling to let go of this opportunity.

"Wu Niang's affairs, let the uncle worry about it, but the affairs of Xia'er and Zhao'er, husband, you have to worry about it." Liu Jinyu turned around and looked at Li Xuan, and there was even a hint of danger in her eyes.

Li Xuan sat up slightly, and then said: "Don't worry, the daughter of my family will never marry a child of the Boling Cui family, and Xia'er is the county lord, not a princess, and she has an advantage over the princess in marriage." ”

Liu Jinyu nodded in agreement, although the princess's concubine is directly the captain of the five-rank concubine, but the future is very limited, at least the prime minister will not have his position.

But the county lord is different, the county lord can become the prime minister.

"By the way, speaking of which, Princess Taiping is coming to visit tomorrow, in addition to etiquette, I'm afraid there is something going on, right?" Liu Jinyu has completely sobered up.

"What else can there be, it's nothing more than Xue Shao's business." Li Xuan shook his head and said: "Xue Shao looks dashing, but in terms of political ability, he is extremely insufficient. ”

Extremely low emotional intelligence.

Or that the downward emotional intelligence is extremely low.

After all, Xue Shao is a child of everyone, and he still has some experience in pondering his intentions, but down, it is far behind.

This year, he worked as Zuo Chunfang Si Naolang in the East Palace, and he did a mess.

Originally, Donggong expected him to be able to obtain more decision-making information from Zhongshu Province with his family background, but unfortunately, Xue Shao was able to take out too few useful things.

After a long time, everyone in the East Palace had already seen that he was an embroidered pillow.

"It seems that the princess wants to change him to a suitable position, husband, what are you going to do?" Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan with a smile, this kind of thing Princess Taiping came to Li Xuan, not for nothing.

(End of chapter)