After returning to the greenhouse hall, Liu He fell asleep deeply.

It wasn't until more than an hour later that he woke up from his sleep.

Compared with the hours when he was half-asleep and half-awake last night, Liu He slept more soundly in this hour.

Falling asleep and waking up, almost at the same moment, Liu He barely felt any time passing.

When I first woke up from the big dream, the sun was already setting in the west.

The fuchsia sunset shone in through the window lattices on the west side, enveloping the back room of the Conservatory Hall in a warm color.

It's now mid-October, and the weather is much colder than the day when the bloody edict was written.

Therefore, the heating wall in the greenhouse hall is burning from time to time, which makes the greenhouse hall as warm as mid-spring.

If you hadn't walked outside the hall, you wouldn't have experienced the already biting chill at all.

Liu He looked at the window lattice that was like gilding, and in his drowsiness, he remembered many people who had to run in the cold wind outside the hall.

I don't know if those sin slaves in the tyrannical chamber still have to put their hands in the cold water.

I don't know if the guards and guards on duty inside and outside the palace can dress warmly.

I don't know that the soldiers of the Han army who are out on the expedition have sores on their hands and feet.

I don't know if the middle father's wind cold has improved.

……

Liu He is not sentimental, but just emotional.

In the past few months, Liu He has tried his best to get closer to a political machine, but it seems that he has not yet cultivated at home.

It's been a long time since he came to Chang'an, and Liu He has never ordered to kill anyone.

Strictly speaking, there is only one person who died because of Liu He, and that is Yang Chang, and he was angry with himself.

As for the unlucky military Sima Wang Xian and his poor family members, they have nothing to do with Liu He.

That was the sin done by the Huo family.

At the critical moment of the revolution, just one person died, and he was really a veritable benevolent monarch.

Shouldn't you kill more people so that you can establish your prestige faster?

Thinking in his heart, Liu He looked at the sunset outside the window, and it seemed that there was a trace of blood.

Liu He lifted the futon, stood up, put on a robe, tied his hair casually, and walked towards the front room of the greenhouse hall.

All the way, it was unusually quiet.

Only Liu He's footsteps could be heard.

The footsteps echoed in the greenhouse hall, making Liu He suddenly feel lonely.

This feeling of loneliness had also been felt by Liu He an hour ago, when he was in the main hall of Menxia Temple.

In the past, when he was in Changyi Kingdom, there were a group of Lang officials by his side.

There is also Yu worry-free, always "before and after the saddle".

But now, the officials have gone to different mansions.

Yu Wuwu stayed longer in Menxia Temple and Changle Palace.

And the old Confucian King who used to bore him has also been busy adjudicating scriptures this month, rarely entering the palace, and it is difficult for the two to meet.

Coming to this Weiyang Palace, except for Fan Ke, the little internal official left by Emperor Xiaozhao, Huo Guang was the closest to him.

However, since yesterday, Huo Guang will gradually drift away from himself.

It may not be a good thing if the middle father can learn his way and live until next winter, and then become a veritable auxiliary minister.

It's just that I don't know if Huo Guang has this blessing.

Liu He had just sat down on the couch in the front room, and before he could speak outside the hall, Fan Ke cautiously pushed open the door of the hall and poked his head in.

The cold autumn wind took advantage of the void and blew into Liu He's nose, causing him to sneeze loudly.

"Damn it, let Your Majesty be frightened!"

Fan Ke hurriedly closed the door of the temple, and after walking in quickly, he bowed down and pleaded guilty to the Son of Heaven.

In the past, Liu He would let him flatten, but today it is not like this.

If you want to talk about the merit of supporting, this little internal official should also have a share.

Huo Guang and the others have been rewarded a long time ago, but they have never given the other party any reward except for letting Fan Ke use his original surname and returning his old grandmother.

Don't talk about the past, just look at the present.

Trying food for yourself every day is a big risk.

"Fan Ke, calm down, I want to know what rank you are now?"

Fan Ke got up cautiously and said, "The lowly ministers have no official and no position, thanks to Your Majesty's blessing, the micro ministers eat the money and food of the envoys. ”

Internal officials are also officials, so they should naturally have rank.

The envoy was the lowest rank among the Han officials, and he received seven taels of corn a month, which was similar to the money and food received by ordinary people's hired laborers, and he could support himself at most.

"Can you read?" Liu He asked.

"Recognize, know some." Fan Ke didn't know why the Son of Heaven was asking about this.

"Who taught you?"

"My mother taught me a word every three days, and I taught it for three years."

In prison, he still did not forget to teach his grandson to read, and Fan Ke's eldest mother should have had some insight when she was young.

It's a pity that Fan Ke is an internal official, and he is destined to have no heirs - this family is desperate.

"Fan Ke, I remember that you have the merit of supporting the establishment, and I will promote you to the position of Zhongshu, and learn to draft an edict for me in the future, I hope that in three years, you will draft an edict for me."

Zhongshu is a subordinate official of the Shaofu, which is equivalent to the duties of the Shangshu in the Shangshu Department - the scholar is the Shangshu, and the internal official is the Zhongshu.

The rank is not high, but it is more than 400 stones.

In Weiyang Palace, there are simply as many officials of this rank.

But for Fank, this was already a great opportunity, and he walked from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain in almost one step.

For a moment, he froze in place, forgetting even about Shane.

"Why, don't you want to take the order?"

Fan Ke woke up like a dream, and hurriedly bowed down to accept the order, his voice full of excitement and nervousness.

It wasn't until the Son of Heaven flattened him that he raised his head.

"The rank is more than 400 stones, you can set up a home outside the palace, and then take your eldest mother outside the palace."

"No!" There were so many emotions in this word that he couldn't even tell what his mood was at this moment.

He only knew that the Son of Heaven's kindness to him was higher than that of heaven, and he was afraid that he could only repay him with death.

After Fan Ke wiped away the line of tears that flowed from the corners of his eyes, Liu He, who was still in a trance because of the day and night, finally woke up completely.

"At this time, who is waiting outside the hall to see me?"

"It's Guangluxun, Zhang Anshi, and Shaofu Bingji, the two princes of the mansion."

"How long have you been here?"

"Soon, about a quarter of an hour, they are waiting in the side hall at this moment."

Looking at the governor, the matter that Liu He asked them to investigate in the morning should have been revealed.

Then let's see how bold the middle father is, and how many officials and courtiers can incite to strike the court together.

"Declare them in, and I will see them now."

"No!"

……

The side hall of the greenhouse hall is not large, and it is specially used for the rest of the courtiers waiting for the summons.

During the reign of Emperor Xiaozhao, there was almost no chance to summon courtiers in the greenhouse hall, so this side hall has been locked up, and it was only this month that it was cleaned up.

In the temple, two people were waiting for the summons of the Son of Heaven.

It was Guangluxun Zhang Anshi and Shaofu Bingji.

Before Emperor Xiaozhao's big trip, they rarely interacted in front of people, and it seemed that they were just nodding friends.

But privately, their relationship is extraordinary.

And what connects the two of them is Zhang Anshi's brother Zhang He, and the grandson of the abolished prince, Liu Aiji.

Zhang He was once a guest of the abolished prince's palace and had a very close relationship.

Later, because of the rebellion of the abolished prince, he was implicated and imprisoned, and was finally sentenced to corruption, sent to the court, and became a court order all the way.

It was the then court supervisor Bingji and Zhang He who planned together to keep Liu Ai safe in the next ten years.

Like Xu Guanghan, this Zhang He also regarded Liu Yi as his own, and even wanted to marry his daughter to him for a while, but was finally stopped by Zhang Anshi, so he gave up stupidly.

Bingji and Zhang Anshi are both cautious people, and although they respected each other in the past, they had little interaction. Now that they are all cronies of the Son of Heaven, they can naturally talk happily.

Today, after receiving the edict in the Menxia Temple, they went to different government offices and traveled for several hours before they came to the side hall.

There was no one else here, and the two people with similar tempers naturally greeted each other.

However, no matter what they talked about, they tacitly avoided talking about one person, and this person was Liu Ai, the grandson of the abolished prince.

Others may not know that Liu Aiji's identity is sensitive, but the two of them must know.

Since it's sensitive, it's better not to talk about it.

After the greetings, Bingji, who was a little older, first cut the topic to the core.

"Ziru, this morning, I went to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and I investigated in the dark, at least ninety percent of the subordinate officials and officials have taken leave, how about the two mansions you went to?" Bingji asked.

"The situation is roughly the same, I see that there are already more than a dozen of the long histories and subordinate officials of the various counties waiting outside the Dasinong Temple." Zhang Anshi said worriedly.

A steady stream of rents is being shipped to Chang'an City, and if you can't enter the warehouse in time, there will soon be big problems.

With such obvious drawbacks, why does the Son of Heaven seem to be indifferent?

"Binggong, what do you say this county official wants to do with this matter?"

Bingji shook his head with a wry smile and said, "The county official's mind is different from ordinary people, and I can't guess it." ”

Yes, the county official is a Ming Jun, but the city government is very deep.

It's hard to guess at many things.

The two of them were a little silent when they thought about the events of the past few days.

They couldn't guess what the Son of Heaven would do next.

"Gong Bing, now that the situation is confusing, I will see the county official later, how should we speak to the county official?" Zhang Anshi said.

"Ziru has a good plan in mind?" Bingji asked rhetorically.

"In the greenhouse hall that day, the county official made it very clear that he was going to cut Huo, and since it was cutting, he had to ...... step by step."

"For example, the matter of the subjects writing to the county officials has been decided, and the county officials can actually give in softly, in exchange for letting those government officials resume their duties first......"

"When the time comes, we will make the next move."

"Although this may damage the face of the county officials, it is also a stopgap measure taken as a last resort."

Zhang Anshi has always been cautious, and it is normal to be able to put forward such an opinion.

In his opinion, since the current strength is not enough to dig out all of Huo Guang at once, it is better to take a step back first.

So this method is indeed in line with his approach as a doer.

And Bingji didn't speak immediately, although he became Jiuqing much later than Zhang Anshi, but he once served as a court lieutenant, so he naturally knew the cruelty of the court struggle.

Sometimes, you don't want to retreat, you can retreat.

Otherwise, Bingji would not have done anything to assassinate the Son of Heaven before.

But he didn't come up with a good way at the moment, it seems that the only way to appease Huo Guang first - suppressing and appeasing at the same time, this is also the royal means.

Bingji nodded, thinking in his heart, and finally said: "Ziru, after the county official is soft, the general wants the county official to retract the edict, whether the county official will take it back or not." ”

"The general values the face of the court the most, I don't think he will act like this, this is equivalent to making the court break its word......"

"However, the general is afraid that he will ask the county magistrate for something else."

Huo Yu was made a marquis, Huo Chengjun immediately entered the palace, and even killed Cai Yi, the first person to attack.

The general can actually ask for a lot of things, and if he agrees, he can indeed stabilize Huo Guang, but I'm afraid the Son of Heaven will not agree.

"Ziru, you did want to go with me, but I look at the temper of the county official, I'm afraid I don't want to do this."

The Son of Heaven seems to be gentle and elegant, but in fact he has his own opinions, and he is not a person who blindly retreats.

"Therefore, you and I must persuade Your Majesty not to act rashly." Zhang Anshi said, "Your Majesty doesn't seem to have seen the danger of this matter." ”

Bingji shook his head and said, "Ziru, Your Majesty has gone all the way, do you really think that Your Majesty is a young man who is ignorant of the world?" ”

This sentence really stopped Zhang Anshi.

To say that the Son of Heaven is not a teenager, but his words are full of the childishness and innocence of a teenager; To say that the Son of Heaven is a teenager, but it is also quite old and spicy to use the wrist of manipulating people's hearts.

In retrospect, Zhang Anshi was also a little uncertain.

"Ziru, although the county official is the heir of Emperor Xiaozhao, he is not like Emperor Xiaozhao, but more like Emperor Xiaowu."

Of course, by blood, Emperor Xiaozhao was the uncle of the county official, and Emperor Xiaowu was the grandfather of the county official.

Isn't it a natural thing to be more like grandpa?

"Ziru can think about it again, if Emperor Xiaowu is facing the current situation, what choice will he make?"

Zhang Anshi can't guess it, so naturally he is not qualified to give advice to the Son of Heaven - the Son of Heaven stands taller than them, so he naturally sees far.

However, as a courtier, I always feel that it is my duty to give advice, so there is always some unwillingness.

Xu saw Zhang Anshi's little unwillingness, Bingji could only continue to persuade and said: "The county official will one day become the first emperor of the ages, at this critical juncture, I don't need to go to the book, I just need to listen to the dispatch of the county official." ”

"Don't have the slightest doubt about the edict of the county official, whatever the county official says, I will do it later, this is the duty of our courtiers."

"If the county magistrate wants to ask for our opinion, we can just tell what we see as it is, and we don't have to worry about it."

Hearing this, Zhang Anshi seemed to understand whether he understood or not, he understood somewhat, but he didn't understand everything.

Seeing this loyal, but somewhat cautious and persistent Guangluxun, Bingji, who was a few years older, planned to persuade him again, lest he do something against the Son of Heaven without knowing it.

"The county official came to Chang'an alone, and he created the current situation in a few months, and it is impossible to do it without a glimpse of the ability of thousands of miles."

"On that day, when the county magistrate called me to the greenhouse hall to write the bloody edict, I am afraid that he had already guessed the possibilities behind."

"So, let's not bother ourselves."

Bingji's words were light and light, which made Zhang Anshi have some doubts.

The two of them seem to have become the cronies of the Son of Heaven at the same time, and after all, they haven't been with the Son of Heaven for a long time, so why is Bingji so sure.

"Binggong, why are you so sure?"

Zhang Anshi asked very cleverly, and did not say, "Why do you trust the Son of Heaven so much", because this is inevitably a little too rebellious.

Of course, Bingji can't say, "I once sent someone to assassinate the county official, but the county official is not to blame in the past, and his mind and courage are different from ordinary people."

However, Bingji can use another thing to convince Zhang Anshi to completely dispel his doubts.

This matter has something to do with the person the two have been avoiding.

"I have one thing, after I say it, I can let Ziru have no doubts, but there are some hidden dangers in this matter, do you dare to hear it?"

Bingji didn't say that, Zhang Anshi wouldn't be suspicious, but now that he said so, he wanted to know more.

"Why don't you dare, saying the wrong thing may lead to death, how can you hear the wrong thing and go to prison?"

"Okay, then I'll risk killing my head and talk to you about it."

Zhang Anshi saw Bingji's seriousness, and immediately sat up straighter.

"Do you remember the boy who almost became your brother's son-in-law?" Bingji asked.

Of course, Zhang Anshi will not forget that if his brother didn't come to ask him, then that young man would probably become the virtuous son-in-law of the Zhang family - and even more likely to become a disaster for the Zhang family.

"Is Gong Bing talking about the boy named Liu Aiji?" In order to confirm, Zhang Anshi asked again.

"Exactly."

"What does this boy have to do with this?" Zhang Anshi asked puzzled.

"Then let me ask Ziru first, what is the relationship between this young man and the county official?" Bingji asked with a smile.

"If you want to talk about it, he should be the nephew of the county magistrate, right?" Zhang Anshi slowed down his speech, and seemed to be able to taste some of the deep meaning.

"Then I'll ask again, if ......"

Bingji looked outside the side hall again, and after confirming that those Changyi Lang were far away, he continued.

"If there is no county official, Huo Guang wants to establish a new monarch, which clan is the most suitable?"

After blurting out this sensitive question, Zhang Anshi was puzzled at first, and then his pupils shrank suddenly.

"Is Gong Bing saying that this Liu is the most suitable candidate? That's ......."

Zhang Anshi wanted to say something shocking, but looking at Bingji's mysterious smile, he swallowed back his words and thought about it carefully.

Soon, he realized that there was a little bit of rationality in this matter.

Liu Yi is by no means the best candidate to inherit the unification.

But he is the best candidate other than the county official.

It is indeed true that the abolished crown prince, Yanla Wang Dan, and Guangling Wang Xu have all committed the crime of rebellion.

But at least Emperor Xiaowu once expressed remorse for the death of the deposed prince.

And Emperor Xiaowu even returned Liu Ai to an innocent body through a general amnesty in the world - at least much cleaner than the descendants of Yanra Wang Dan and Guangling Wang Xu.

If there were no county officials, Liu Ying was really the only suitable candidate among Emperor Xiaowu's already small number of heirs.

Zhang Anshi asked with some hesitation: "Why did Gong Bing talk about this?" ”

"Do you know where this Liu Ill is?"

"I heard that I've been working as an errand in the riot room."

"Actually, the county magistrate has already seen him." Bingji didn't embarrass Zhang Anshi anymore, and directly threw out this sentence.

"Could it be that the county magistrate ...... him?"

Bingji shook his head, remembering that day, he also misunderstood the Son of Heaven in such a frightened way, and immediately felt that he was a little ridiculous at that time.

"The county official and Liu Yi have already recognized each other, and the two are now commensurate with each other, and Liu Yi has a lot of trust and respect for the county official, and he is in the mission of Su Wu and Fu Jiezi at the moment."

"Liu Ill will not become a fetter and constraint for the county officials at this moment, but may be a help."

After Bingji finished speaking, he talked about the matter of the Son of Heaven and Liu Ai together.

As a listener, Zhang Anshi had no other expression except shock and admiration.

The Son of Heaven has prepared for this step in the field, what else do they have to worry about as courtiers?

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