It was the end of another day, He Ye received He Zhan's direct submission, he was anxious to read it, he did not call the palace meeting this day, but left an opinion Since the Shen Wuxu incident, Lu Li, who was allowed by him to recuperate at home, actually appeared in the court today, He Ye did not know if Lu Li had other important matters to discuss, so he specially instructed Jiang Li to summon him after the meeting, when Lu Li entered, He Ye had already read the text roughly, and he still signaled Lu Li not to be formal, and gave a seat to the front.

The eyebrows frowned slightly, His Majesty's expression didn't look very pleasant, but he still didn't forget to pay attention to Lu Li's complexion, and he said in a somewhat disgusted tone: "Xuanzhi's illness, it is difficult to resist this severe cold season, I have granted you permission to take a long vacation, seeing that the sky will be snowing today, and it is the most monsoon time of gluttony and frost, how did you enter the palace?" ”

Lu Li felt the king's concern very much, so he didn't care about the dissatisfaction and critical tone on the surface, and responded: "It is precisely because of the premonition that there will be a snowstorm for several days, so I entered the palace while the heavy snow has not fallen. "There are other important things to do, but this is not enough to say.

But I heard the Son of Heaven say: "You didn't mention it in advance, look at this report from Chengtai." ”

He Ye put the text together and handed it over to Jiang to pass it on to Lu Li.

……

Lu Liwei raised his eyebrows, and secretly said, "Okay", silently retracting his earlier gratitude-the Son of Heaven's care was originally a perfunctory entertainment, although he didn't really dislike him to bother, but he was obviously absent-minded, and he didn't know that Shishilang was in the rich land of Jiangnan, a very important area for changing the law, holding the sword of Shang Fang, did he turn over the river and the sea and make a fuss, seeing His Majesty's displeased expression, he probably didn't win?

While reading the song, he listened to the Son of Heaven complain: "He Chengtai, he is really arrogant and daring, cutting off the head of the assassination history of the two states, he didn't even frown, and put twenty or thirty officials in prison in one go, and still did not give up, saying that the impeachment of the illegal performance will be sent later, does he know that during this time, he killed all sides and caused many vacancies?" Even Yu Wensheng, who heard that even the ancestral tomb had been picked up, and public opinion was disturbed, saying that the powerful ministers of the country were tyrannical and tyrannical, causing the ancestors of heaven and earth to be intolerable, so he almost pointed his nose and reprimanded me for trusting the traitors, indulging the favored ministers and excluding dissidents. ”

After reading the report, Lu Li was speechless after listening to the complaints.

Who forced He Chengtai to cut through all obstacles and kill the Quartet, and it is necessary to ensure that the new policy can be truly implemented? Could it be that Your Majesty really didn't expect this war to be so tragic at first?

But of course he can't be silent, and he must defend He Zhan: "The Queen Mother's deployment of the Qi Duan case can be regarded as a formal response, and naturally it will not stop because Tang Chongdong is punished." Moreover, the restructuring has always harmed the interests of some groups, and if it is not a small people, it will be noble. For example, the law implemented by the saint is beneficial to the community but harmful to the gentry. Since the time of Yingzong, the official system has been so flawed that most of the officials are members of the party and run private interests, and there are few honest and fair people. ”

The promotion of the decree, the key lies in the implementation of the officials, in the final analysis, it depends on the rule of man, the two state officials who were beheaded by He Zhan with the sword of the Son of Heaven are guilty of tampering with the decree to shield the tyrants, and intensify the crime of bullying the common people, the intention is naturally to arouse public indignation, resist the new policy, and make the originally favorable decree of the society become the tyranny/government referred to by Qianfu, resulting in the failure of the law change.

If He Zhan didn't use a thunderous iron fist to deter him, how could civilians believe that the imperial court was really determined to crack down on corrupt officials and bullies? Not only will they not benefit from the New Deal, but their situation will become worse and worse, and they will violently resist the law in order to survive when they have no way to complain and have no way out.

The imperial court has been ill for a long time, and the restructuring must be used to remove the poisonous sores, and it was only a trial of the new policy in Taiyuan back then, and it was not all smooth sailing, not to mention that this time it hurt a larger and more interest group.

The Son of Heaven has experienced hardships himself, how can he be fortunate and think that the current restructuring can be unimpeded? actually complained that He Zhan was arrogant!

Lu Li couldn't help but be full of worry, and couldn't bear the words of grief and indignation, and defended relatively tactfully: "According to the report of the He Patrol Envoy, although he used his privilege to kill the state officials, he did not let the riots break out in the end. ”

"I didn't say that I would really listen to slander and punish Chengtai." He Ye said angrily: "It's just that I wonder why the queen has always tended to be kind to others, but why Chengtai insists on it is an alternative style." ”

Lu Li: ......

Well, he couldn't do it during this time, although he heard some rumors, he didn't think to confirm them, and he didn't think so, and regarded them as nonsense, but looking at this situation, His Majesty is really in conflict with Eleven Niang, only the innocent He Zhan was also hit by the arrow in Jiangnan.

He Ye also realized that he was a little vexatious, and seeing that Lu Li was silent, he said angrily: "I can't complain a few words? There are no outsiders here! ”

"The thunder and rain are all the grace of the king, don't complain, the saint is guilty, and Weichen has no choice but to take it."

This time He Ye was speechless, and the mode of staring at the monarch and the ministers was opened, and the only "idle" Jiang Yu had no choice but to play a round in a cold sweat, first coughed twice, and then knelt down to plead guilty in an extremely exaggerated manner: "In the cold season, the old slave drank a few mouthfuls of cold wind on the road, and he felt unbearable. ”

Poor Eunuch Jiang had to use this way to euphemistically remind the Son of Heaven - Xue Shilang was sick and weak, and the saints were very considerate in the past, but now in the coldest season, if there is something to say, it is better to let Xue Shilang go back earlier.

"Ayayuki's private matter, it's okay to talk about it at this time." His Majesty the Emperor finally stopped losing his temper.

"Please ask the saint, and allow the minister to meet the queen."

As soon as he heard this, Jiang Yu couldn't help but shudder, and wailed in his heart: Xue Shilang has not entered the palace for a long time, and he probably doesn't know the dead knot in the heart of the Son of Heaven.

Jiang Yu couldn't help but be worried while secretly peeking at the emperor's expression, fortunately, although he saw that His Majesty seemed to have doubts, he did not get angry because of this, but quickly covered up his emotions, nodded, did not ask more, and promised to summon the queen to come to Zichen Palace.

The loyal Eunuch Jiang couldn't hide his joy!

On His Majesty's side, there was finally a sign of "breaking the ice", and he couldn't help but be suspicious again: it seems that although Xue Shilang has been recuperating at home for a while, he is not completely ignorant of the world, he should be aware of the stalemate between the emperor and the queen, and I hope that Xue Shilang can persuade the master of Penglai Hall to promote the reconciliation of the emperor and the queen as before.

With this good wish, Eunuch Jiang naturally spared no effort, and when he saw the approval of the Son of Heaven, he didn't say a word of nonsense, and went to invite the queen to come in person.

Eleven Niang asked that it was Lu Li who asked He Ye to meet her privately, and she was also suspicious in her heart, because this was very different from Lu Li's consistent style, in theory, even if there was something important to discuss with her, it would not be so direct, and it would be transferred through Binu.

So when Eleven Niang arrived at the Zichen Palace, led by Jiang Yuan, and walked to a rather secluded building, she deliberately looked at Lu Li's complexion, only to see that although he was thinner, he had a look in his eyes, and he was not tired and sick, so he was slightly less worried, and still paid attention to a few words of physical condition.

Lu Li also said "It's okay" as usual.

Outside the building, no pine and plum are planted, only a few tubes of Nanzhu are sparse, accompanied by fake stone dyeing frost, to the quietly closed window, vaguely leaving Ke Ying, the sky outside the window is dark, the candle in the window is shaking, even if he sits by the window, but he does not feel the wind is cold, the silence of the room, so that Lu Li feels a little trance, as if this is not a deep palace, they have all returned to the time of their youth, the sky will want snow, cooking tea to be rewarded, he is not sick and broken, she is not depressed.

Yes, although Eleven Niang has tried her best to hide it, familiar people, from the corners of the eyebrows and eyes, can still capture the tiny, almost non-melancholy.

After all, the past cannot be traced, and they are too far away from the past.

There is no tea or wine here, and there are only lights in a room, and two people sit opposite each other.

Eleven Niang didn't even know that Lu Li hadn't seen her for a long time, and she had to be more cautious during this time because of the tense relationship with He Ye.

Lu Li also had no intention of mentioning his illness, but said: "The saint is afraid that I will be tired, and I will see that it is getting colder, so before the spring is warm, I will take a leave of absence to recuperate, and before that, because of a few important words, I need to tell the eleventh sister, so I took advantage of the deep palace building to beg for a private conversation." ”

After all, it is in the palace, no matter how secluded it is, it has to be dike and have ears, Lu Li can not be called "queen", but he does not dare to call it "fifth sister".

He had too much reluctance in his heart, but he couldn't talk about it at this time.

Even the greedy gaze must be endured, and it is clear that after so many years, I originally thought that I had become accustomed to it, but at this moment today, I understand that it is still difficult.

"I heard about Duan Jieyu's favor, but I didn't take it to heart at first, because I always understood that the eleventh sister really insisted, and I believed that you had your own measure, so I didn't believe those rumors, but when I saw it today, I knew that the eleventh sister might not care."

Facing Lu Li, Shi Niang's mood was even more complicated at this time, but she had no way to deceive the person sitting across the case, and there was no way to deceive again, those eyes that were as clear as the past but understood everything.

She lowered her eyes, and her long black eyelashes were like a curtain, covering the indescribable, more depressed, more complicated, and more confused thoughts in an instant.

She was emotional.

Lu Xuan was clear, and he couldn't suppress the sudden and sad emotions at this time, but soon, he suddenly became enlightened.

That's fine, he is destined to be unable to accomplish many things, but at least there is one thing that can make him feel relieved.

"The saint deserves to be treated like this by the eleventh sister." Lu Li smiled: "So, don't be timid, Eleventh Sister should be timid, if you chose this path at the beginning, you should be equally firm in the future, just move forward, you don't have to look forward and backward, Eleventh Sister, you are not obsessed with returns, why, can't you be bold again?" ”