The morning light was faint, Li Xu had already woken up, he didn't wake up Wen Nu'er who was lying on the pillow, turned over and got out of bed to change clothes, and slowly exercised in the hall.

Chen Chaoen, the head of the Qingliang Palace, stood beside him respectfully, bowing his head and not saying a word.

In an instant, Li Xu's body shape changed, his left and right hands moved his fingers like flying, and the air made a swishing sound of vibration, like a ring, like playing a pipa, and the finger shape changed several times repeatedly, and then gradually calmed down.

"Whew. Li Xu opened his mouth, and a white gas came out of his mouth like an arrow, flying out a foot before gradually dissipating.

I don't know why, he practiced martial arts very quickly, especially the "Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Practice Golden Bell Jar", but after a month, he actually had a small success.

Chen Chaoen, who was standing next to him, took a warm towel and sent it to Li Xu, and the emperor raised the hot towel to wipe his face and wrists, and his pores seemed to be as crisp as a spring thunder.

"Your Majesty's cultivation is only a short month of cultivation, and you can exhale like practice, which is a sign of small success. Chen Chaoen took the towel used by Li Xu and handed the emperor a bowl of warm tea.

"The slave maid once heard my godfather say that there is a talent called Tiangong, that is, the talent is amazing, and any martial arts can be more powerful than a veteran who has been practicing for many years as long as he needs a little martial art, and it seems that God helped him practice. The slave thought it was just a rumor, but today you can see the real chapter. ”

Li Xu took a sip of tea, he liked the bitter and sweet taste of this oolong tea the most, took a few sips gently, and felt the sweetness that spread from the root of the tongue to the dantian.

"Today's court meeting, it seems that the rumors are not quite right. Chen Chaoen whispered: "The slave maid heard that the Queen Mother is finally going to attack." ”

Li Xu heard the words and looked in the direction of the Mingtang Palace, where it was already brightly lit, the sporadic firelight dotted the Mingtang that went straight into the sky, and the oil lamps hidden in the golden dragon and giant phoenix on the top were also ignited, and the firelight seemed to come alive against the backdrop, in Li Xu's point of view, the Mingtang Palace was as majestic and mysterious as a three-legged golden crow inhabiting the East China Sea.

"Lao Chen, what do you think the Queen Mother has a chance of winning?" asked Li Xu.

"The slave maid thinks that the Queen Mother has miscalculated the situation, she is calculating thousands of means, without the nodding of Father-in-law Yu and Father-in-law Cheng, can she still count?"

Li Xu smiled without saying a word, handed the tea bowl to Chen Chaoen and began to work again.

The Queen Mother sat in the Mingtang Palace, and in front of her were the ministers of black pressing, left and right, each wearing various colors of official uniforms, holding a wat board and standing on top of the main hall.

Today's court meeting has not yet begun, and the ministers are standing in columns, making eye contact with each other. There are the imperial historians of Menxia Province and the Imperial History Observatory, and they must pay attention to their appearance, otherwise they will be caught by these young officials and pounced on them.

Sensitive officials have discovered that Wen Minxing, the Duke of Zhou Guo, who has not been in court for a long time, suddenly appeared in the queue of military attachés, although the position is not conspicuous, but it still makes people have infinite reverie.

Almost everyone's eyes turned to the first row of the civil official ranks, where Lu Zhen, the Chinese scholar, was gathering and communicating with Wang Gong in the Imperial History, and Wen Yuanheng, the regular attendant of the Inspector Zuo Sancai.

It can be seen that Lu Xiangye has not been in good spirits recently, with a tired look on his face, while trying his best to communicate with Wen Yuanheng and Wang Huizhi, he glanced at the chair at the front of the civil official shift with his eyes.

A wenge wood chair with a backrest and a soft bottom of Shu brocade underneath, that is the exclusive position of Han Gang in Zhongshu, and only this old man who has come from the post-holy era is qualified to sit in the Mingtang Palace like the Queen Mother to deal with court affairs.

Since Yu Fuguo left Beijing, Lu Xiangye sniped several personnel motions of the Hou Party, not only did the assassins of several key states not be replaced by the Queen Mother, but by the way, several officials of the Hou Party were impeached by Lu Xiangye with the power of the Imperial Historical Observatory.

The big guys are wondering if Lu Xiangye and another big man in the palace have reached an agreement to make the queen mother really become the queen mother. If that's the case, it's going to be another bloody storm.

Soon, the water in the drip dripped little by little, and the time for the start of the court meeting was getting closer and closer, and the seat belonging to the prime minister at the front was still empty.

The officials began to whisper, they had become accustomed to following the orders of the old man in the chair, and the sudden change made these officials who had always followed the rules a little confused.

Tick, tick, the water in the leak slowly decreased, and the Queen Mother's heart suddenly hung up.

Han Gang used to be the face of the Holy Empress back then, but time has passed, and now he is the most annoying person of the Empress Dowager Wen.

The old prime minister's Taiping fist is too stable, and all the policies, ideas, and ideas of the Empress Dowager Wen are like punching into a cotton ball when they meet the outer court led by the old prime minister. No matter how hard you try to break through, the strength of the whole body will be eaten by this cotton ball, crumpled, pinched through, and turned into nothing.

Today is the day when the Queen Mother is scheduled to make a sudden attack, if Han Gang can't come today, it will be much easier for the Queen Mother's belly case to become a reality.

The Queen Mother clenched her palms excitedly, feeling like a person who had been drowning for a long time and finally breathed a breath of fresh air.

The Queen Mother's excitement was accompanied by Lu Zhen's worries.

We always like to add labels to people to get acquainted with the person. If Han Gang's label is the face of the Holy Queen and the old and immortal adulterer, Lu Zhen's label must be a friend of the God Emperor.

Lu Zhen can be said to be a symbol of the six years of the reign of the God Emperor, he was appointed to supervise the imperial history after he was admitted to the Jinshi, and since that time he has been familiar with the God Emperor who was still the crown prince at that time, and later appointed as the Hanlin Scholar to act as the emperor's literary courage.

In the last year of the reign of the God Emperor, Lu Zhen became the prime minister, and ran the declining empire with Han Gang. As an old-fashioned civil servant, he has always opposed the Empress Dowager's system of coming to the court, but the situation forced him to do his best to maintain the situation and not let the Hou Party become too strong.

However, the recent situation is really not optimistic, which makes Lu Zhen have a trace of worry, although he hates the eunuch of Yu Fuguo very much, but after this eunuch leaves, the queen mother who has no scruples is finally going to attack the political legacy of these god emperors.

"Your Majesty, the time has come, do you have to wait for Lao Linggong any longer?" a young Taiwan provincial official knelt down in front of the steps and asked the Queen Mother behind the bead curtain.

Lu Zhen recognized him, Yuan Zhen, a young boy with a lot of poetic and literary talents, who previously served as the superintendent of the imperial history, and now he has just been selected as the left pick-up on the line of the queen mother.

The Queen Mother's eyes looked through the bead curtain made of Nanzhu, looking at the young official in the blue robe in front of the steps, and her heart wanted to announce the start of the court meeting immediately, taking advantage of Han Gang's absence to suddenly attack.

Thinking of the old fox's unpredictable face, the Queen Mother couldn't help but turn her gaze to Wen Yuanheng, hoping that Zuo Sanqi Chang Shi could give her some advice.

Wen Yuanheng's response was a hanging head, the Queen Mother narrowed her eyes, and looked at Zhou Guogong among the military ministers, at this time Wen Minxing shook his head as if he was nothing.

"Wait a minute, Lao Linggong. "Above the court, the Queen Mother's voice has subtracted a lot of sweet and greasy style, and has a lot of refreshing and crisp taste, which is also the result of her hard work.

Before the Queen Mother's words fell, there was a squeak, and the door of the palace in the middle of the Mingtang Palace was pushed open.

A middle-aged man walked in through the door with a tall old man.

Although the middle-aged man has a free and easy appearance, the old man beside him has a different kind of majesty, it seems to be a dragon curled up with its claws and teeth, and occasionally it can make the back of the neck explode when it opens its eyes.

This is the momentum that the Zaizhi Empire has cultivated for more than 30 years.

The old man was dressed in a purple official uniform, wearing a black gauze on his head, and a purple gold fish bag pinned to the jade belt around his waist, and sat on the chair with the support of the middle-aged official.

"Old, it's useless, this waist is numb and crispy as soon as you work hard, the adults have to take care of their bodies carefully, don't learn from the old man who doesn't know how to cherish. ”

Han Gang is an extremely tall man, his gray beard hangs down to his chest, his roots are straight, his thick eyebrows are handsome, although he is now old, he can still feel the brilliance of his youth, and it is not surprising why the Holy Queen loved him back then. Despite his age, his voice was still strong and powerful, and a few self-deprecating words spread out in the hall, and the civil and military officials quieted down as if they had the backbone of their hearts.

"Okay, Your Majesty the Queen Mother, then let's get started. The old man shifted back in his position, looking for a more comfortable position.

"It's all according to the order. After the bead curtain, the Queen Mother replied with disappointment.

"Okay, then I'll talk about it first, and I won't hide it from you, and I can't hide it from you. Father-in-law Yu has now gone north, to talk to us about the bottom of the Uighurs, our court's strategy is to wait and see, but the army can't be left alone, Hubu?"

The head of the household department was listed when he heard the words.

"Hedong is short of products, there are not many household registrations, the military rations and reward silk should be properly prepared, sent to the northern capital as soon as possible, and used by the Yugong Gong, and four million guan from the Chang Kuo were sealed into the Siping Treasury, if there is any need in Hedong, it should be sent in advance. ”

"Xiaguan is saved. ”

"Fengzhou, Shengzhou, and Lingzhou all produce good rice, and this year's two taxes only collect grain and rice, and all salt and cloth have stopped. After counting the number, it was sent to the front line, and asked Father-in-law Yu how to deal with this matter to see how the grain and rice were properly delivered. ”

"Yes, Han Xiang. ”

"Bingbu?"

"Xia Guan is here. ”

"If you want to fight with Hu Cai, the armaments such as long beryllium, horse lance, and crossbow are indispensable. ”

"Yes, Han Xiang. ”

Han Gang groaned and twisted the beard on his chest: "I remember that there are still five hundred pairs of Mingguang armor in Taiyuan Mansion?"

"This, the lower officials don't know ......"

"You go and check the bottom line, and allocate three hundred pairs of armor and the camp to the east of the river. In addition, tell Taiyuan Mansion Yin to let him recruit more doctors and prepare some medicines, and if there is any accident, it will be over. ”

"Yes. ”

"Taifu Siqing, allocate a group of 1,000 horses to Hedong for use. ”

"Yes. ”

"What about the Ministry of Works?"

"Humble in office. ”

"It's time for Zheng Guoqu and Baiqu to be repaired, let the Ministry of Water Langzhong and Yuanwailang come up with a plan, this is a major event for the national economy and people's livelihood, although it is estimated that there is no financial and material resources to levy and issue conscription, but the plan that should be there is still to get a copy. ”

"Humble and provincial. ”

Han Gang sat on the chair with his eyes closed, called out the commanders of all aspects in turn, and waited until he had arranged the follow-up arrangements related to the Hedong war one by one, and then asked Zheng Guoqu and Baiqu about the maintenance plans. He opened his eyes contentedly, glanced at the bead curtain on his left hand, and then looked at Lu Zhen.