After Zhu Li's early dynasty, he stayed with Xu to drink tea year by year.

Xu was naturally a little flattered, but more proud—yes, proud. Zhu Li kept him, in Xu Nian's opinion, naturally because Zhu Li was ready to compromise.

In Xu Niannian's view, although Zhu Li is the emperor, he is just past the year of the weak crown, where can he win these old ministers?

Zhu Li looked at Xu Nian's demeanor in his eyes, and sneered slightly in his heart, but his face was impassive, and even the smile was still kind. He flicked his sleeve and said with a smile: "There is one thing, I want to ask Lord Xu what he means, so it is the time for Lord Xu to go back to eat." After a while, Lord Xu will have dinner with me. ”

Zhu Li's posture was low, and there was also the meaning of giving food, and at that moment, Xu Nian was more and more convinced that Zhu Li was afraid that he was really going to compromise.

Thinking like this, Xu was almost about to float up year by year. I thought proudly: In the end, ginger is still old and spicy, and the emperor is younger. After this time, the Hu family's side is no longer afraid. Moreover, Hu Dingxin must regret dying?

Thinking of Hu Dingxin's remorseful look at that time, Xu Nian felt more and more comfortable in his heart.

This Shutai lasted until after the tea was served, before Zhu Li spoke.

Zhu Li was lazy and nonsense, and when he came to tea, he went straight to the point: "I called Lord Xu this time to ask Lord Xu, the poison in the hands of Concubine Hui in the palace, but the Xu family sent it to the palace?" Does Lord Xu know or not? ”

This is too far from the imaginary situation, and Xu Nian was even scared out of a cold sweat for a while. Deng Shi couldn't sit still, although his face was still tense, and he looked barely calm, but in fact...... Only he knew that his heart was beating wildly at that moment. After a long time, he barely calmed down and found his voice: "The emperor said this, but the old minister didn't quite understand - what poison?" ”

"It seems that Lord Xu doesn't know about this." Zhu Li smiled, although the expression on his face seemed to be kind, in fact, his eyes were as deep as the sea: "Then I will let people check carefully." But Concubine Hui ...... Lord Xu is Concubine Hui's father, but I should call Lord Xu my father-in-law—"

Without waiting for Zhu Li to finish speaking, Xu Nian was busy saying: "Don't you dare, but the prince can only be the father of the queen's mother, Concubine Hui is just one of the four concubines, and the old minister will never dare to be the emperor's father-in-law!" ”

Zhu Li chuckled, his eyes flashed, and he joked: "Lord Xu supported me to establish Concubine Hui, and I thought that Lord Xu wanted to be my old father-in-law." ”

Xu's cold sweat fell even more violently. It was already early winter, but he felt that the cold sweat on his body was almost soaking through his clothes, sticky and greasy on his body, and it was indescribably uncomfortable. He defended again and again: "The emperor misunderstood, and the old minister didn't dare to have such an idea. It's just for Dun'er. ”

Zhu Li looked at Xu Niannian with a smile, and looked at Xu Nian's heart empty.

Without waiting for Zhu Li to speak, the little eunuch hurriedly came in and said a few words in Zhu Li's ear. Zhu Li's expression changed, and then he stood up, just took a step, but he looked down at the table with some hesitation, and then seemed to feel that something was wrong, so he glanced at Xu Xian and explained slightly: "I will come when I go, Lord Xu will sit here and wait." ”

After saying this, Zhu Li hurriedly went out.

After Zhu Li went out, Xu Nian almost immediately raised his hand and pressed the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and breathed a long sigh of relief. When his mood calmed down a little, he glanced at Zhu Li's table - he always felt that the look Zhu Li looked at before leaving was really a little strange, which also aroused his curiosity to some extent.

Although Xu Nian knew that he shouldn't have such curiosity, he couldn't restrain himself, and finally hesitated and stood up.

First, he glanced at the door with a weak heart, listened to the movement, and felt that Zhu Li would not come back for a while, and then he moved a few steps in the direction of the table.

Xu Niannian still knew restraint in the end, so he didn't really get closer and take a closer look, but just stood two steps away and stretched his neck to look.

Then Xu saw a piece of paper spread out on the table.

The content on the paper Xu Nian saw very clearly. But it was precisely because he could see clearly that Xu Nian was sweating again at that moment. This time, half annoyed, half frightened. He looked at the paper with an ugly face, and did not miss a word, and after reading it, he did not even know how he got back to his chair, and how he sat down calmly, pretending that nothing had happened.

Xu Nian only felt that there was a fire burning in his chest.

This fire was not extinguished until Zhu Li came back. However, the moment he saw Zhu Li, Xu Xiannian suddenly calmed down, and his face became more and more casual, as if he hadn't seen anything, just sitting there and waiting.

Zhu Li glanced at Xu Xiannian with a smile, and didn't say anything more, but said: "It's not early, let's just go to dinner when we talk about business." The secretary of the ministry was on the pension fold a few days ago, and I thought I would simply allow him. After all, he is old, and many things are beyond his strength. How important is the Ministry of Officials? Naturally, it is better to be cautious. ”

When these words were said, Xu Nian's heart was beating a little fast, "bang, bang", it was like kicking a rabbit, not living there. He almost couldn't help holding his breath, and then stared at Zhu Liming's yellow belt, almost trembling his fingers.

Zhu Li saw Xu's reaction in the bottom of his eyes, and then chuckled: "Lord Xu, do you think, who will be the secretary of this ministry well?" ”

The Ministry of Officials is in charge of the appointment, dismissal, and promotion of officials in the world, which is of the highest priority. And the household department is in charge of money and food, which is naturally also important. A secretary of the ministry and a secretary of the household department, no one obeys anyone, that is beneficial to the government. After all, if it does make a piece, it is bad.

Moreover, Xu Nian must be staring at Hu Dingxin, if Hu Dingxin dares to make a mistake, will Xu Nian turn a blind eye? Not at all.

But Hu Dingxin can also handle Xu year by year in money.

The two of them restrain each other like this, look hostile to each other, and then supervise each other, which is Zhu Li's plan. In this way, he doesn't have to think too much about the household department and the official department, worrying that the people in these two places will go against him. Because under such restraint, they are bound to be willing to curry favor with him, the most powerful person in the world and the earth, right?

Zhu Li laughed silently, and the light in his eyes became deeper and deeper.