Invincible son

More than a month passed in the blink of an eye.

As imperial envoys, Gu Liang of the left army and Xiao Jin of the right army, each led thousands of elite tigers to leave the capital and head to the western and southern regions respectively. Armament status.

The influence of the Gushui Street assassination case and the follow-up case of the enemy's spy work gradually subsided, and 37 officials headed by Shi Zhongkuan, the minister of the Ministry of officials, were sacked. The first major case involving a lot of ramifications.

In the end, after day and night investigation and interrogation by Taishitai Pavilion, 12 people including Shi Chongkuan were executed, and the rest were sentenced to exile for three thousand miles and degraded to common people after pursuing their birth.

The functioning of the imperial court is inseparable from officials, especially a considerable number of these 37 people have very important responsibilities. Therefore, after repeated discussions by the court officials, Liu Xian was finally asked for approval, and a large number of brand-new faces ascended to high positions.

In the court structure that Emperor Kaiping had drawn up for Liu Xian before his death, the backbone forces underwent a large-scale reshuffle.

After being recommended by Minister Jianrong of the Ministry of Industry and Minister Lu Zhitao of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and after Liu Xian consulted Pei Yue, the chief officials of the Nongsang Supervisor and the Imperial Medical Center took up their posts one after another. These two places and the Charcoal Temple became the most popular yamen in the court.

The end of the seventh year of Kaiping is gradually approaching, and two things occupy the minds of most officials.

The first thing is to change the Yuan in the new year. Although there is no fixed rule for changing the Yuan, there are precedents in the history books that the new emperor will change the Yuan when he ascends the throne, but Liu Xian has already decided to change the Yuan at the beginning of the next year in order to express his condolences and memory for the late emperor.

Pei Yue couldn't get involved in this matter, and he was unwilling to participate in it. In the end, after more than a month of citations by officials from the Ministry of Rites, Liu Xian chose "Civilization" from the three candidate reign names.

Pei Yue was quite eager to complain after learning about this.

Of course, he knew that these two words had very good meanings in this day and age.

Literary writers, with the latitude and longitude of heaven and earth, cultivate virtues from far away, benevolent and loving the people, and help each other with hardness and softness.

Those who are bright, shine in the four directions, appoint talents to go far, see the forerunners alone, and recruit different people.

If the titles of Jianping, Yongning, Renxuan, and Kaiping symbolize the ambitions of the kings of Daliang, then the word civilization represents the ardent expectations of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty for Liu Xian.

It is said that the Empress Dowager Wu in the palace was very satisfied with this year name, probably because of her talents in the world and the virtue of shining in all directions, and it also implied the beautiful vision of unifying the world and promoting peace.

In next year's Zhengdan Dynasty, Daliang will officially use the name Wenming, and next year will be the first year of Wenming.

The second matter is related to Pei Yue, although he himself does not want to admit it.

Three months after the emperor kept his filial piety, the Empress Dowager Wu ordered people to search all over the place, and finally chose the empress for Liu Xian. This is a woman who was born in a family of petty officials.

The emperor's wedding was scheduled on December [-]th, which was an auspicious day for the zodiac, which was calculated by Qin Tian, ​​and it meant peace and beauty.

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"Your Majesty, how can foreign ministers enter the harem to meet nobles? This is against the rules."

In Jianzhang Hall, Pei Yue said helplessly with a bitter face.

Liu Xian smiled and said: "What's wrong? If you hadn't been brave and courageous back then, not only would Qinghe not be able to come to the capital, perhaps his life would be in danger. Now you are my marriage envoy, or the matchmaker between me and Qinghe. Since she If I want to thank you in person, how can I not allow it? Besides, there are maids in the palace everywhere, even if she sees you, she will see you through the screen, and I will not be jealous, you are so used to the battlefield of life and death Why does the veteran have to be such a mother-in-law?"

Pei Yue was stunned, and said: "Your Majesty, are you going to see the concubine alone?"

Liu Xian nodded and said, "Qinghe wants to ask you about the south—don't rush to deny it, I know you are not connected with Xu Huiyan's favorite jewel. I really feel guilty for not being able to make her queen. I have seen her recently because of I miss my family and feel miserable, and I feel more and more sorry. After you see Qinghe, try to choose something nice to say."

He walked up to him and patted Pei Yue on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "You can't evade this trivial matter."

Pei Yue said helplessly: "I obey the order."

Liu Xian is in a good mood recently, on the one hand, it is naturally because of the two events of changing the Yuan and the wedding.On the other hand, after the earthquake in the imperial court, the newly promoted officials of various ministries have excellent diligence and ability, and he always has a strange feeling that the operation of the imperial court is becoming more and more smooth and free, as if there is an invisible hand constantly correcting the situation. Flaws everywhere.

The restructuring of the Imperial Medical Center was very effective, and the various decrees of the Nongsangjian were implemented smoothly. Pei Yue also proposed to increase the functions of the Ministry of Industry and the Guozijian, which was unanimously approved by the ministers of the DPRK and China.

The two new official roads have begun preliminary research, and the state capitals continue to add schools, and the ruling and opposition parties present a thriving scene.

Pei Yue probably understood that Liu Xian's temperament was different from Emperor Kaiping's, and he would not stick to small things in many matters, but he could not be careless, especially at critical moments when he kept meddling in the government affairs, and he had to be more cautious to avoid unnecessary disturbances. trouble.

Harem, Mingde Hall.

"Minister Pei Yue, see Chen Guifei."

Pei Yue bowed slightly and turned his gaze to the ground at his feet.

"Duke Wei is exempt." Princess Qinghe's gentle voice came from behind the screen.

In all fairness, Pei Yue admires this princess of the Southern Zhou Dynasty who has experienced ups and downs. Not everyone can maintain a calm mind after being betrayed by their relatives. Xu Churong's blackening is an excellent example.

Sensing the silence on the other side, Princess Qinghe said slowly: "It's not right for me to ask Duke Wei to see you. I hope Duke Wei will forgive me."

Pei Yue said calmly: "The imperial concubine is too serious, but I dare not."

Princess Qinghe looked at the screen carved with dragons and phoenixes, sighed softly, and said: "This palace is now the noble concubine of the beam, so naturally we should put the beam as the most important thing in everything. But Wei Guogong also knows that this palace and Chu Rong My younger sister is like a brother and sister, we grew up together since we were young, and we have experienced life and death together, so I want to know how she is doing recently?"

That lively and pretty face appeared in Pei Yue's mind, and he replied cautiously: "As far as I know, after returning to the Southern Dynasties, Miss Xu often lived in Bihu Courtyard on the outskirts of Jian'an City."

"Yes."

Princess Qinghe sighed: "My palace also went there back then. The scenery is beautiful and the climate is pleasant. I think sister Churong can relieve the depression in my heart."

Pei Yue remembered Liu Xian's exhortation, and said softly: "You don't need to be sad, the imperial concubine, everything is fine in the south."

After a long silence, Princess Qinghe said with difficulty: "Duke Wei, if war is inevitable, there is indeed one thing in my heart that cannot be let go."

Pei Yue raised his head to look at the screen in front of him, and said, "Please show me your concubine."

Princess Qinghe clasped her hands together tightly, and said hesitantly, "My father, queen mother...can you survive?"