For countless literati in Daqi, the nearest official office to the northeast of the palace was their dream place.

It is customary to call it Zhongshu, and the official name is Zhongshu Province, which is in charge of government affairs in charge of the court and the Privy Council.

During the period of the first imperial dynasty, it was called the political affairs hall, and after Li Duan ascended the throne, he first reformed the system, and set up Zhongshu Province according to the old practice of the previous dynasty to assist the Son of Heaven in governing the government.

The chief official of Zhongshu Province is the left and right two phases, and the subordinate officials have Zhongshu Sheren, Living Sheren, Tongshi Sheren, the main secretary, the main secretary, the chief minister, and so on.

The coachman never thought that one day, he would hear such a sentence as "go to Prime Minister Li's house" from the mouth of his master, and it was the first time in the world that he did not post it in advance.

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Xue Nanting bowed his head slightly and said, "The old man praises it." ”

When they came to Jinlin Hall, they naturally had another greeting, and after the servants served fragrant tea, Li Shizhi took them to retire, and the hall immediately quieted down.

"Promise your good words."

Li Daoyan smiled, waved his hand and said: "It's not a secret, the old man is now old and frail and lacks energy, and he is preparing to present the fold of the beggar bones to His Majesty, and he can return to the house to enjoy the joy of family life while he has two years to live." This is my young grandson, named Li Gongxu, who is young but quite smart. Brother Zhang Xian might as well take a look, can he become a talent in the future? ”

Li Daoyan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said with emotion: "The old man once had an idea, I'm afraid that only on the day the old man dies, you, Xue Zhangxian, will step into the door of the Li family." ”

"Yes."

Xue Nanting walked out of the official office and boarded the carriage, and the coachman asked respectfully, "Xiangye, do you want to go back to the house directly?" ”

"Brother Zhang Xian is really a rare guest."

Li Shizhi personally introduced him, and Xue Nanting lagged behind slightly.

Although Li Gongxu tried his best to keep these words in his heart, his mind was a mess.

This squire of the Criminal Department has always stood under the brilliance of his father, and he has never been inconspicuous, and it seems that he does not have much to boast about except for his good background, but Xue Nanting will not be so superficial.

However, in private, these two have almost no friendship at all, even though the Jinlin Li family and the Qingyuan Xue family are both well-known families in the south of the Yangtze River.

"This Xue Zhangxian ...... Your Majesty really didn't see the wrong person. ”

Zhang Xian is Xue Nanting's expression, and Li Daoyan uses this title, and the meaning of closeness is self-evident.

Xue Nanting is usually used to not smiling, so many courtiers are afraid of his solemn face, and at this moment in front of Li Daoyan, he smiled faintly: "The old minister didn't make a post, how dare I take the liberty to come to the door?" ”

Although Xue Nanting has not yet explained, Li Daoyan knows very well what can make this person feel embarrassed.

Empty salaries, corruption, shortages, bribery, private fights, disturbance of the people, etc., there are always a list of them, and this is only a problem of the books and the low-level soldiers, under the deliberate control of Xue Nanting, the tentacles of their investigation did not involve generals above the rank of captain.

Xue Nanting closed the file and put it aside, and immediately began to deal with today's government affairs, and did not leave this big case for nearly two hours, and there were dozens of official documents approved by him, involving various yamen in the court.

The two prime ministers directly govern the six ministries, and at the same time have the right to supervise the nine temples and five prisons, with deep authority and high status.

He is talking about Xue Nanting's eldest son, Xue Ruogu, who is now being revised by the Hanlin Academy.

Li Gongxu lowered his head and replied, "Yes, grandfather." ”

A calm voice came from inside the carriage: "Go to Li Xiang's house." ”

Even though Li Gongxu had a lot of confusion in his heart, he still stood by honestly.

Xue Nanting said respectfully: "Dare not obey your orders." ”

Xue Nanting stepped out of the carriage and stood on the flat and wide street, looking up slightly at the gatehouse of the main house, with no waves on his face.

After chatting for a while about the advantages and disadvantages of each other's children, the relationship between the two prime ministers seemed to have become much closer, Xue Nanting looked at Li Gongxu again with a little more understanding in his eyes, and then said to Li Daoyan: "Old Prime Minister, Your Majesty will definitely not agree to your begging bones, the court cannot do without you to control the overall situation, and my colleagues and I also need your guidance, so I also ask the old minister to put a break from this thought." ”

Xue Nanting said: "Step by step, start with the Wuwei camp." ”

The coachman hurriedly responded, and his heart suddenly swelled with surprise.

This is the result of his tireless work day and night with a group of capable officials, which records the problems of the Sixth Army of the Northern Ya and the Eleventh Army of the three Beijing camps.

Xue Nanting's heart was relieved, and he said: "Actually, I mentioned to Your Majesty that if the investigation of the Beijing army continues, it will inevitably touch the interests of many people. Those commanders and captains of the Beijing army, any one of them can climb the relationship between various magnates, and no one is more suitable to preside over this matter than the old minister. ”

The two prime ministers who stood at the core of Daqi's power did not deliberately pay attention to the half-grown man next to him, Li Daoyan took a sip of tea, and said unhurriedly: "Since Your Majesty wants to investigate, I will naturally have to investigate as a courtier, so why should you be worried?" ”

Xue Nanting was able to sit firmly on the second deal of the Manchu Dynasty under the premise of many people's opposition and rejection, of course, it will not be just an echo worm, in fact, this is one of the reasons why he and Li Daoyan have no personal relationship.

Li Daoyan said in a gentle tone, and then said: "But he is young after all, and he can't compare to your eldest son." If you hadn't pressed it at the beginning, Ruogu's child would definitely be the youngest champion in the history of Daqi for more than 100 years. What surprised Lao Yu even more was that he had no intention of resentment afterwards and studied history in the Hanlin Academy in a down-to-earth manner. With such a style of upbringing, it can be seen that you are much better than the old decay in teaching your children. ”

A smile appeared on Li Daoyan's old face, and he said, "It's just a group of stupid people who don't know whether they are alive or dead, so don't worry too much." ”

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Often taught by Li Daoyan's words and deeds, Li Gongxu's vision is not like that of a twelve-year-old boy, of course he knows what a rare opportunity to be able to audit now, and even the uncle, who is recognized as the next head of the Li family, does not have this treatment.

There was an official standing next to him who was nearly forty years old, it was Nangong Ji, a member of the Zhongshu House, who came closer when he heard this, and said in a low voice: "What does Xiangye mean, now start investigating those middle and upper-level generals?" ”

When the carriage of the right minister entered Pingnanfang and stopped smoothly in front of the Li family's mansion, the Li family's men were also taken aback, and hurriedly greeted them while letting people go in to report.

Li Daoyan turned his head to look at his young grandson, raised his hand and touched the back of his head, and said kindly: "Don't worry, if you don't understand, you can figure it out when something happens in the future." ”

In the past few years, Li and Xue have sat down and talked countless times, but the location is limited to the Zhongshu official office, and once they walk out of the navy blue building, they basically do not have much communication in front of outsiders.

Xue Nanting was not surprised, and said, "What the old man said is extremely true. It's just that the Beijing army has accumulated a lot of money and it is difficult to return, and there is a thick problem of the low-level soldiers alone. The so-called glimpse of the whole leopard, and if you continue to investigate, you will definitely be involved in those captains and commanders. ”

Li Gongxu stood respectfully, looking at his nose and nose and his heart, there was nothing wrong with his eyes, nose, nose, and heart, but he was extremely curious.

It didn't take long for the door of Li's house to be opened, and Li Shizhi, who was recuperating at home while sick, took a group of people to greet him in person, and said with a smile: "The right minister is here, and the lower officials have missed the welcome, and they also pray for forgiveness." ”

Nangong Ji said with understanding: "Xiaguan understands. ”

As everyone knows, the two prime ministers of Daqi cooperate quite tacitly in government affairs, Li Daoyan is old, and Xue Nanting is determined to forge ahead and take care of the court in an orderly manner.

He didn't understand why his grandfather and the right minister suddenly changed the topic, one moment they were still talking about the affairs of the court, and the next moment they were short of the parents, which made him feel foggy.

Li Daoyan smiled dumbly and said, "But you are still here today." ”

After walking more than ten steps, he suddenly turned his head to look northwest.

"Alas......"

At the beginning of Shen Shi, Xue Nanting slowly got up, explained a few words to the subordinate officials waiting outside, and then left the duty room surrounded by several relatives.

He looked at the open dossier and said slowly, "Let's go on." ”

Li Shizhi said humbly: "It is an honor for the right minister to come to the door, how dare you be surprised." My father is in the main hall, right, please. ”

The fallen leaves in the courtyard fall and sway lightly in the wind.

"Please."

"Looking ahead, that's not your style."

Xue Nanting sighed leisurely and said calmly: "There is a very tricky matter, although I have made up my mind, I am a little apprehensive in my heart, so I want to come to the old man for advice." ”

In the early years, Li Daoyan would come here every day to be on duty, after all, Xue Nanting at that time did not have the prestige to coordinate the overall situation. In recent years, because of his health, Li Daoyan has gradually reduced the number of times he has been on duty, and he has let go of some of his authority, giving Xue Nanting more space.

Li Daoyan sighed lightly, and then said, "After all, I have to leave." It's your first time coming to the door today, and it's hard to refute your kindness, so let's not mention this matter for the time being. It's just that the autumn has been dry recently, and Lang Zhong said that the old man needs to recuperate for a period of time, and the government affairs of the court and the central government hope that you can take care of it more, and the old man is grateful. ”

In addition to the two prime ministers, only Li Daoyan's youngest grandson, Li Gongxu, stood aside to serve.

As for the extent of the Jiangnan clan's infiltration of the Jing army, although it was not clearly listed in this dossier, Xue Nanting already had a rough estimate in his heart.

It was not early, he immediately got up to say goodbye, and Li Daoyan personally sent him to the atrium.

"That being said, if there are too many people involved, there are some risks after all."

In the duty room in the northeast, Xue Nanting sat in front of the desk, with a thick file in front of him.

He pricked up his ears and just wanted to remember the conversation between his grandfather and the right prime minister word for word.

The old man stood under the porch and looked at Xue Nanting's departing back, his eyes deep and distant.

Li Daoyan looked at the calm gaze of the right minister, and said calmly: "There are risks in doing anything. It's just that in the eyes of the old man, this matter is not very risky, and it is still within the scope of control. ”

He looked at Li Shizhi's eyes and said indifferently: "Li Shilang is serious, this official wants to consult the old minister in some government affairs, so he suddenly becomes a villain, and the government should not be surprised." ”

It was the duty room of Lee Daoyan, the left minister.

The old man let out a sigh of emotion, then turned around and walked towards the house, and at the same time said a word of advice to Li Gongxu.

"Juvenile fish, it's cold, remember to add clothes, don't catch a cold."

(End of chapter)