In terms of tenacity and strength, among the people Lu Shen and his own eyes, Li Duan can undoubtedly be ranked among the top three.

In fact, he knew that the Son of Heaven was suffering from illness, otherwise he would not have leaned on the couch when he summoned important ministers, and this situation had never happened before.

But the Son of Heaven did not show any traces on his face, and he was easy-going and friendly as always.

"Although you have written a lot in the recital, I still want to hear you tell you the details of your trip to Shazhou in person."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Lu Shen started from the beginning of his arrival in Shazhou to Luo Yaozong's suppression of the rebellion of the Tieyang Three Divisions, and told it in great detail, but the story of the night between him and Luo Jiujiu was hidden.

Lu Shen had in his mind the face of Jing Qingshan, the new head of the household department, who was originally the Yin of Yongjia Mansion, because of his firm stance in the rebellion in the capital, he was appreciated and favored by the Son of Heaven, and became a high-ranking and powerful household secretary.

"I have asked Xue Nanting to preside over this matter, and Zhong Cheng and Jing Qingshan are responsible for the specific implementation. The meridian law is related to the people's livelihood and involves the entanglement of interests in all aspects. You are not familiar with government affairs, and you are not suitable for this kind of water grinding work, if I let you participate in it, wouldn't it be a random point of ignorance? ”

As soon as he thought of this, Lu Shen said convincingly: "The minister understands. ”

After a long time, he asked calmly, "Do you think Shazhou will be capricious?" ”

It's just that this person hasn't been in charge of the household department for a long time, how can there be such detailed preparation and careful planning?

Lu pondered for a moment, then made up his mind and said, "Your Majesty, the minister wants to go to Dingzhou." ”

Lu Shen shook his head and said, "No, at least when Luo Yaozong was in power, he could tell the difference between right and wrong." As long as they don't take the initiative to lean towards Jinglian people, Daqi will maintain enough respect for Shazhou, and Shazhou will take advantage of the mutual market trade. Jingguo is different, they will not be so polite to Shazhou, once the Flying Bird Pass is no longer a barrier, Jingjun will inevitably hold Shazhou tightly in the palm of his hand, and if the people of Shazhou dare to resist, they will definitely usher in slaughter. ”

Lu Shen lowered his head and said, "The minister understands." ”

Lu Shen said: "Yes, but the minister has already made it clear to him that His Majesty has made a marriage decree before, how can the pearl in his palm go to Daqi to be a concubine with someone?" ”

Li Duanzhi looked at him steadily, and said warmly: "I am very satisfied that you can take the initiative to ask for help, but you have to believe that Xiao and Li, the two border army governors, no matter how difficult the situation is, even if there are twists and turns for a while, they can still hold the great rivers and mountains of the frontier." If you stay in the capital to counsel the military affairs, you can also give great support to the border army in the rear, and you can also persuade the courtiers at critical moments, after all, no one understands the situation on the border and the situation of the Jing army better than you. ”

Before Lu Shen wanted to speak, Li Duan continued: "You are now the Minister of Military Affairs and the commander of the Beijing Battalion, and the two wives represent the Northland Righteous Army and the Zhai Lin Wang clan respectively, and they can give you great help. If you add Li Bingxue, who represents the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion, and Luo Jiujiu, who represents Shazhou, even if you don't mention Xiao Wangzhi's attitude towards you as a nephew, there are already too many resources at your disposal, so much that many people will be afraid. Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, and you are so young, I am afraid that after I die, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will want to kill you quickly. ”

"Although God is thinner than me, I can't accept my fate because of this, even if I can only live one more day, I have to do more things."

Li Duan seemed very reasonable, and said with a smile: "Moreover, although I have not personally experienced the affairs of Shazhou, I can also feel from your narrative that the Shazhou woman has a secret promise to Ling Fang, and most of them are willing to spend the rest of her life with you. ”

He closed the chapter again, looked at the line written on the cover, and said with a little embarrassment: "Your Majesty, Jing Shangshu's chapter is not very clear to the minister. ”

In his previous life, Lu Shen had also heard the words land annexation and dynastic cycle law, and naturally understood the benefits of this meridian law for Daqi, but the court and the people benefited, and the gentry class, who controlled a large amount of land resources, would suffer great losses.

Li Duan raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile: "He wants to marry that Luo Jiujiu Xu to you?" ”

Of course, he took the initiative to mention this matter not to show off in front of the Son of Heaven, but to simply test the Son of Heaven's views on this relationship.

This reaction was somewhat unexpected by Lu Shen.

Lu Shen observed the expression of the Son of Heaven and quipped tentatively: "Luo Yaozong once said to the minister that if the minister can become his son-in-law, the relationship between the two sides will definitely be more stable. ”

Li Duan interrupted him a little rarely, and said slowly: "Looking at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, you are the only important minister who has nothing to do with the Jiangnan Wang clan. The rebellion in the capital overthrew the four families of Guo Wang and Ningle, but this does not mean that the power of the clan gate valve has been swept away, after all, they are hundred-legged insects who die but do not stiffen. Now that the war in Jiangbei continues, and the imperial court is about to gradually implement the meridian law, I need you to stay in the capital to deter those villains, and if necessary, I need you to kill people to stabilize the situation. ”

Once there is a situation where the central and border army commanders disagree, Lu Shen's opinions and attitudes are very important, which is equivalent to giving Xiao Wangzhi and Li Tianrun a very strong backing.

But the Son of Heaven was obviously more thoughtful, especially the last sentence he said.

Lu Shen pondered and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, the minister knows that his title and official position have been promoted too quickly-"

He looked at the faint smile on the face of the Son of Heaven, and suddenly realized that this meridian method was obviously the Son of Heaven's long-planned strategy to change the law.

After taking advantage of that rebellion to regain the power of the Beijing army, the Son of Heaven took the second step, and the influence of this meridian law will be even more far-reaching.

Speaking of which, the Son of Heaven's heart of pity has overflowed.

Li Duan was quite pleased, and said, "Of course, I still have a little selfishness in this matter. ”

"I hope that before I die, I will lay a solid foundation for the successor monarch and the Great Qi, even if the war in Jiangbei is temporarily at a disadvantage, I must weigh the trade-offs."

"The change of imperial power has always been dangerous, especially the current situation is far from worry-free, but it is a pity that my life is coming to an end, and there is not much time to wait."

The border army was relatively weak, because they lacked a weighty voice in the court, and now Lu Shen could just fill this gap.

In fact, Lu Shen thought about this problem when he went to Shazhou, the reason why the Son of Heaven asked him to go to Shazhou, and when the war on the frontier had broken out, he still did not send a decree to let him go north, the root cause was the word precipitation.

Li Duan shook his head with a smile, and then said, "You have your business, don't forget that you are the Minister of War appointed by me." ”

"Actually, it's not a trouble, I can give you another decree to marry, or you can marry another room in the name of Jianyu, I believe your father is happy to see it."

Lu Shen bowed and said, "Thank you for Your Majesty's trust and love." ”

"It has nothing to do with it."

“…… The meridian boundary is not correct, the harm is very serious, and it is said that the tax is lost by the invasion of farming; Second, it is said that the house of selling property is taxed and deposited; Third, the yamen and the fangchang households are falsely resisted; Fourth, the township division goes to get two taxes; Fifth, it is said that the name is blackmailed; Sixth, the tax register is chaotic, and the lawsuit is on the date of the lawsuit; Seventh, officials sold the property of fugitive households; Eight states and counties have many hidden endowments, and both public and private are in difficulty; Nine said that he was cunning and self-proclaimed, and his treachery was untrue; Ten said that the fields are less and more taxed, and no one cultivates them. ”

Li Duan leaned back on the soft pillow, his eyes slightly closed, and listened quietly.

The next moment, Li Duan shook his head and said, "However, I don't agree with you doing this. ”

It's not that he deliberately pretended to be stupid in front of the Son of Heaven.

Obviously, the Son of Heaven knows the real relationship between him and Li Bingxue very well, and today is regarded as opening the skylight to say bright words, and the monarch and the ministers are no longer deliberately tempting.

When the topic returned to the Jiangbei war, the atmosphere in the hall was a little solemn.

Li Duan's face was pleased, and he raised his hand to the big case next to him and said, "The top book on the left, you can take a look at it." ”

Li Duan smiled and said: "After Jing Qingshan took up the post of Household Shangshu, his greatest achievement was to propose this meridian boundary method, and I have already agreed to his request, and I have begun to make preliminary preparations for this matter. The meridian boundary method is not complicated, mainly to clear the acres of land, clarify the boundaries, and make fish scale atlases to record. ”

It's really not complicated, but even if Lu Shen is not familiar with the government affairs of the court, he knows how the simple and simple sentence of the Son of Heaven will affect the famous families in all parts of the Yangtze River.

Lu Shen said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the minister knows what to do. ”

For the Great Qi court, the center and the border army are interdependent and wary of each other, which is an indisputable fact in the past ten years.

Li Duan bowed slightly.

“…… The husband is benevolent and the government must start from the meridian boundary. The meridian boundary is not right, the well is not good, and the valley is uneven. Therefore tyrants and corrupt officials shall slow down their boundaries. The meridian boundary is correct, and the division of the field can be determined. The land of Futeng is small, and it will be a gentleman and a savage. There is no gentleman to govern the savage, and no savage man to raise the gentleman. This is also rough. ”

Li Duan raised his eyes to look at this young courtier, and said in his heart: "I won't care about your private relationship, if you can let Luo Jiujiu elope for you, I won't blame you." Just as I do with you and Li Bingxue, I can understand how difficult it is to restrain your young people's affection. However, thinking about it does not mean that you can do something, at least not finalizing the relationship in terms of name. ”

At this moment, Lu Shen fully understood the sentence of the Son of Heaven, "I have been persisting for fourteen years, how can I let go so easily?" The deep meaning of ".

Thinking about these questions clearly, Lu Shen said with admiration: "Your Majesty, I don't know what the minister can do?" ”

Lu Shen walked over and picked up the musical, opened it and read softly: "Chenjing Qingshan has a book of music today......

These words can be described as bright and fair, and Lu Shen couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Li Duan looked at his young and calm face, with a touch of complicated emotions in his eyes, and said with a straight face: "So before the new monarch ascends the throne, I want you to stay in the capital and help protect the Great Qi River, so as not to make waves and let the Great Qi fall into a situation from which there will be no return." Lu Shen, can you do it? ”

Lu Shen bowed again, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, the minister will definitely do his best to live up to the trust!" ”

(End of chapter)