Qin Tianlin really knew the emperor's thoughts, and the matter of filling the vacancy of the court officials was quickly put on the agenda of the political hall, and the first thing that was thrown out was the vacancy of the household department.

Zhongshu ordered Sima Yang and Shangshu to ask Qin Tianlin to recommend candidates, but Qin Tianlin had already prepared, and both the candidates and the selection reasons were more adequate than Sima Yang.

Among them, Feng Jiong, the doctor recommended by Qin Tianlin, is not only Yang Anzhi's protégé, but also has served in the Hanlin Academy, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Industry, and his resume can be described as complete. What's more, almost all of these departments were key institutions in charge of the execution of the Emperor's writings or decrees, and they had been in contact with the emperor for a long time, and the emperor was very familiar with him personally.

Feng Jiong was appreciated by Qin Tianlin six years ago, and was transferred from the position of Langzhong of the Fourth Rank Ministry of Shangshu Province to the Counsellor of Menxia Province. Now that Sima Cheng has just fallen, Qin Tianlin can't hold back his ambition to support Feng Jiong and strengthen his own strength.

Sima Yang has figured out the emperor's thoughts, and now it is not easy to eradicate the former prince who formed a party and engaged in personal interests, and Prince Ning Sima Xiu has only returned to the court, and the emperor will not allow Sima Xiu to become the second Sima Cheng, so Feng Jiong has absolutely no chance. It's not because he can't do it, but because he and Qin Tianlin are too close.

But Sima Yang also suffered from the fact that no one was available, he had not been in the court for a long time, and his time in power was even shorter, and he could not find a powerful general at all, so he had to push Sima You hard. However, Sima You had just taken up the post of governor of Sanpin, and his position was not yet hot, and he had no merits at all, so the emperor did not consider him at all.

There was a stalemate in the political hall, and the emperor had no intention of discussing it again, so he hastily ended the discussion, but left Sima Xunian behind.

After losing the former crown prince Sima Cheng and his in-law Yang Hui, who have always relied on his right-hand man, Yongyou Emperor Sima Tao's suspicions became more and more serious, and he felt that there were very few trustworthy people, whether it was Sima Yang or Qin Tianlin, they were all powerful ministers who had just entered his decision-making circle, and they could not capture his full trust, and Sima Xunian, a side branch clan who entered the court with his military exploits, had nothing to rely on and no friends, and he could still be trusted.

"Sunny Aiqing, what do you think?" After retreating, Sima Tao asked.

Sima Xunian saw Sima Tao's tired face, and he already knew very well, "The minister thinks that Lord Feng and Lord Sima You are rare talents in our dynasty, but," he changed his words, "The post of the secretary of the household department is in charge of the world's money, grain, finance and taxation, and non-thoughtful people are not competent. I'm afraid it's not appropriate. ”

Sima Xunian vetoed Feng Jiong, Sima Tao thought that he would support Sima You, but he heard him throw out negative opinions again, "However, Lord Sima You, when the Tibetan slave unjust case broke out six years ago, he only made a career in office, although he repeatedly performed miraculous feats during his tenure in Dali Temple, repeatedly unjust cases, and punished adultery for the holy police, but these are not specific government affairs, and they are not enough to balance with the government affairs of the household department, and I am afraid it is difficult to take on a big responsibility." ”

What Sima Xunian said was in Sima Tao's arms, and he looked happy and said, "What Xunian Aiqing said is very true, and I don't think these two people are the best candidates. I don't know if Aiqing has anyone to recommend? ”

"Holy Lord, the minister thinks that Xu Ren, the servant of the household department, is enough to take on a big responsibility."

Hearing Sima Xunian's words, Sima Tao suddenly felt happy, "Aiqing is thoughtful, and what she thinks is exactly the same as mine!" ”

"Holy Heaven."

"Just above the court, I have high hopes for Sima Yang and Qin Tianlin, hoping that the two of them will focus on the country and the country, and select and recommend them in an eclectic manner, I don't want the two of them to go around, or they can't jump out of the people around them, they have a narrow vision, and their vision can't even be popularized by the hundreds of officials in the court, how can they look at the four seas!"

Sima Xunian was busy and humble, "If the post of the pillar of the imperial court is vacant, the two adults must be anxious, and in a hurry, they can only be selected among the people around them, which is also human nature." ”

Sima Tao selected good talents, and Longxin was happy, and wanted to fill the vacancy in the Criminal Department, "Wei Jiatai, the waiter of the Criminal Department, has been entrusted with me and used his power for personal gain, and it has now been cleared. It's just that now the two positions of Shangshu and Shilang in the Criminal Department are vacant, and they are very urgent, I don't know what Aiqing thinks? ”

"Your Excellency, you just said that it is not advisable to be virtuous, but the person who is being nominated by the minister now is afraid that he will be scolded by you."

"Oh? Who is Aiqing doing? ”

"Jiangxia County, Jingzhou, guards Shen Guangfeng."

Sima Tao twisted his eyebrows and thought for a while before he said, "Are you talking about the son of Shen Yong, the Taishou of Yangzhou?" ”

"Exactly. The Criminal Department is the agency in charge of the formulation and implementation of penal decrees, and if it violates morality and morality, it will lose the support of the people at least and may cause trouble at worst. Shen Guangfeng this person, six years ago was involved in an unjust case, was dismissed from the Jinshi fame, exiled to Zhuya County with his father, the latter two suffered a shipwreck, miraculously survived, in order to avoid the traitorous pursuit and killing, from Jiaozhou all the way to Yangzhou, incognito, this matter is known to the saint. In the past six years, Shen Guangfeng can be said to have experienced the hot and cold world and various situations in life, one is the most hated treacherous and evil ministers, and the other is a very thorough understanding of all strata and industries in our dynasty, and it should be the most unjust to let him be in charge of the punishment decree. ”

Emperor Yongyou listened, muttered again and again, and then nodded slightly, and also thought deeply, "What is the reason for Aiqing's 'nepotism'?" ”

"The saint forgives the sins, and the minister is ready to marry Qin Jin forever with Shen Yong's daughter, so that Shen Guangfeng is my brother-in-law...... However, the minister thought that the virtuous did not avoid relatives, and Shen Guangfeng was indeed a usable talent, and the minister recommended it based on the facts. ”

"Hehe, I see, Aiqing doesn't have to be so serious," Sima Tao stood up, paced back and forth, thought for a while, and then said, "Shen Yong is indeed a talent, and I greatly appreciated his Tibetan slave laws six years ago, but it's a pity that the traitor framed him, but ...... The time has not yet come to restore this law, so it will be put on hold for the time being. As for Shen Guangfeng, I will think about it carefully and put it aside for the time being. At the moment, but your life's events are the most important, rest assured, I will prepare a generous gift for you! ”

Sima Xunian knelt down to thank him and said goodbye.

Soon, Sima Tao promoted Xu Ren, the head of the household department, to the head of the household department, and at the same time, Shen Guangfeng, who was promoted from the Taishou of Jiangxia County of Zhengwupin to the head of the third grade criminal department, presided over the affairs of the ministry, and as soon as the holy decree came out, there was an uproar.

Not long after Shen Guangfeng took up the new Criminal Department, Sima Xunian and Shen Jiyue got married, and Shen Yongte took leave from Yangzhou and rushed to Chang'an.

The Son of Heaven did not break his promise, and on the night of the wedding of the two, he gave Sima Xunian a big gift, and issued an edict to honor Sima Xunian as a second-grade pillar country, with 2,000 households and 200 hectares of mining, and awarded the general of the second-grade auxiliary country. Zhuguo is a meritorious position, and the general of the auxiliary country is a loose official, and neither the rank nor the loose official have a real position, but they have a rank and a favorable position, which can be described as an additional official and a knight.

At the beginning of the founding of the country, in order to avoid the Zhongshu Order, the Shangshu Order or the dictatorship of the subordinates, the first rank official Da Sikong and the big Situ were specially set up, from the first rank of the official Taishi and Taifu, above the three provincial governors with the rank of the second grade, but the first rank of the official is not a real position, basically an honorary title.

Once the Son of Heaven finds that the governors of the three provinces are arbitrarily exercising power, he can invite a senior member of the first rank to be in charge of the political affairs hall, called "Associate Governor of the Imperial Government", which is actually a seizure of power.

In addition, the title of "supervising the country" was established, which was the same as the vice-emperor, and was generally only awarded to the heir to the throne or a reputable minister of the imperial family.

These systems, together with the three-province and six-ministry system, were mainly aimed at strengthening the centralization of power, so that the ultimate ruler was only the emperor.

Therefore, in addition to the royal family Sima Yang and his relative Qin Tianlin, Sima Xunian has been ranked third in the power of Dacheng, which can be described as a very popular minister.

At the wedding banquet, Sima You seemed to be more excited than the groom's official, toasting everywhere, and getting drunk, Sima Xunian couldn't do it, so he had to send Yiming to send him home.

The night was dark, and everyone left the new house, leaving only the newlyweds.

Shen Jiyue felt dizzy all day. Before getting married, according to the rules, she had to leave Sima Xunian's mansion first, return to Shen Guangfeng's mansion in Chang'an, and then be welcomed back by Sima Xunian on the day of marriage.

Shen Guangfeng's new waiter's mansion, he himself is not familiar with it, let alone Shen Jiyue, she has always recognized her life, and she is about to become a bride, she is very nervous, and she has never slept well in the waiter's mansion.

On the day of marriage, she had to get up early in the morning to dress up, and then obey the leadership of the bride, and constantly salute and bow according to the rules.

Now that it was finally quiet, she saw Sima Xunian slowly approaching her from under the hijab, her palms began to sweat, and she wrung her handkerchief uneasily.

Slowly, Sima Xunian leaned over and took her hand, holding it slightly, and then, with his other hand, the scale picked up her hijab.

As soon as I raised my head, I saw the handsome Sima Xunian, looking at her with a smile.

She was shy......

He gently hugged her into his arms, and she was wearing a wide robe and a long-sleeved red wedding dress, she looked even thinner, and her body trembled slightly.

He leaned forward, kissed her forehead, then her nose, and finally, hooked her chin with his hand and kissed her tender lips......

Shen Jiyue trembled, instinctively shrank back, and Sima Xunian's hand around her waist was slightly forced, stopping her tendency to shrink back and forcing her to lean on herself.

The kiss, getting denser and denser, she responded a little jerky......

Jet-black hair, covered with pillows. Skin like snow, glowing bed.

He suddenly left her for more than an inch, returned to her ear, and asked softly, "Is it okay......

Shen Jiyue's head was already in chaos, and when she suddenly heard him say this, she didn't know why, and gently said, "Huh?" "Yes.

His hand slowly caressed her lower abdomen, and he had not forgotten that not long ago, she had lost a child......

Shen Jiyue understood, put her hands on his shoulders, slowly moved to his back, and with a slight force, she brought him back to her neck socket, and gently responded in his ear, "Hmm......"

Hibiscus tent warm drunken spring festival...... The moon outside the window also quietly hid in the clouds......