(I read some book reviews today, and some people say that Xue Ping is arrogant and wants to kill Xue Ping, which is actually not good.) First of all, Li Ze still has to hold the emperor's banner and hold the name of righteousness, Xue Ping can't die. Secondly, Xue Ping's identity is very special, he is not only a loyal minister of the emperor, but also has a background in Jiezhen, don't forget, under Li Ze, there are Xue Chong, Xue Jian and other original Zhaoyi soldiers and horses. Xue Ping is Han Qi's ally, kill Xue Ping, Han Qi sit idly by? In this way, I am afraid that Hedong will turn against Li Ze. really came to this point, Li Ze had no other choice but to kill the emperor. And this is contrary to Li Ze's overall strategy. Third, like Tian Ping, the background is similar to Xue Ping, they all belong to Jiezhen, if Xue Ping and Han Qi can't gain a foothold, won't they be sad? Li Ze's strength has not yet reached the time to crush everything. ）

In Zhenzhou, the original Zhending County Palace was transformed into a palace where the emperor temporarily resided.

The original Zhending County Palace, which occupied almost half of the street, now completely occupies the entire street. Centered on the palace of Zhending County, a large number of houses are still under construction.

Li Yan was carried in on a soft couch, and when he walked through the wide square and saw the three words Taiji Palace on the tall palace lintel, his eyes immediately turned red, and he struggled to sit up from the soft couch.

Compared with the real Taiji Palace in Chang'an City, here, it is naturally more than a little worse, but those three words are imitated by the plaque in Chang'an City, how can he not be emotional?

Looking at the emperor in tears, Li Ze took a step forward and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, Zhenzhou is not as simple as Chang'an, it is too simple, and it can only be simplified because of ugliness." This piece is the Taiji Palace, and it is also the place where His Majesty will deal with state affairs in the future, the east piece is the East Palace, which will be used by the prince to live in the future, and the west piece is the Yeting Palace, Yanshou Palace, which is where His Majesty usually rests. Because of the time problem, for the time being, we will only drive these places out, and the rest will have to wait for a while. ”

Li Yan nodded slightly and lay down again.

Li Ze turned to look at Yuan Zhou, the Zhenzhou Thorn Shi who was one step behind him, and there was a slight reproach in his tone: "Yuan Thorn Shi, how come the place outside for the residence and office of hundreds of officials is still only a prototype, and if it continues at this rate, when will it be completed?" ”

Yuan Zhou bowed his head and said: "Taifu, it's not that Yuan Zhou is not dedicated, it's really that there has been a war in front of me some time ago, Taifu also knows that since the beginning of this year, we have only been idle for a while when we are ploughing in spring, and the rest of the time, we have been fighting, under the rule of Wuwei, whether it is an official or a people, they are all fully committed to supporting the front-line operations, whether it is manpower or material resources, they are all stretched, and to build these officials' offices, it costs a lot, and the manpower required is more, Zhenzhou's side has done its best. ”

"That's right!" Li Zedao: "Now that the war is over, the next step is to speed up the construction, how long do you expect it to be completed?" ”

Yuan Zhou smiled bitterly: "Taifu, manpower is enough, but there is no money!" A few days ago, I asked for appropriation from the degree branch division, but was rejected by the degree branch division, and the degree branch secretary said that now we must first pay attention to the pension, and the reward for the war merits should be supported first, and these must not be delayed. ”

Li Ze suddenly changed color and said, "Is that what Xia He said?" ”

Seeing Li Ze's anger, Yuan Zhou immediately lowered his head, but Li Yan, who was on the soft couch, spoke softly: "Taifu, first of all, we must compensate the soldiers who died in battle and reward the meritorious soldiers, this is what should be due, otherwise how to let them fight bravely in the future, here, slow down, slow down!" ”

"Your Majesty is merciful." Li Ze turned to Li Yan and said, "But Your Majesty can't slack off here, and after the minister returns to Wuyi, he will definitely find a way to allocate funds." ”

Li Yan nodded.

"Yuan Tingshi, with money and people, how long will it take you to finish?" Li Ze asked.

"At least a year!" Yuan Zhoudao.

"What? Another year? Could it be that you are preparing for me and the civil and military officials to set up military tents outside to handle official business? Li Ze scolded.

"Taifu, the humble position only has this ability, and there is really no way to go any further." Yuan Zhou stared at Li Ze with a dead pig who was not afraid of dry water, if you are not satisfied, you can change to Zhenzhou Thorn History.

"You, you ......." Li Ze was so stunned by him that he couldn't speak.

Xue Ping on one side watched Li Ze and Yuan Zhou sing and perform hard with a sneer, and Tian Lingzi on the other side also pursed his lips tightly and deliberately turned his head to look elsewhere. Ever since his mouth full of teeth had been knocked out by the Assassin's elbow at the end of the pot, he had spoken less and less, and had generally kept his mouth tightly shut.

Both of them are extremely experienced in politics, and after listening to a short conversation between Li Ze and Yuan Zhou, and then looking at the scene outside, they already understand what is going on.

Li Ze is trying to create two political centers.

One is the emperor's Zhenzhou, and the other is Wuyi, where his Li Ze is located.

Li Ze couldn't do this openly, so he instructed Yuan Zhou to make this situation, so that the government could not be carried out normally in Zhenzhou at all, as Li Ze said, he couldn't let his dignified master support the military tent outside, right?

So what to do?

Of course, I can only go back to Wuyi.

As soon as Li Ze returned to Wuyi, the decision-making body would inevitably turn to Wuyi, and the emperor of Zhenzhou would be in vain, which was a naked attempt to set up the emperor.

But what can be done?

People are reasonable, reasonable, and reasonable.

Is there really no money?

Along the way, Xue Ping saw that the materials that Wu Wei took out for disaster relief were extremely abundant, and those people who worked for relief could not only eat enough, but even eat meat, which seemed to have no money?

The emperor on the soft couch sighed softly: "A year is a year, I also need time to recuperate, I really don't have the energy to deal with national affairs, when I was in Huguan, I said that state affairs are entrusted to the Taifu." ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry, even if you take care of your body with peace of mind, your body is the foundation of everything! In this government, His Majesty is always needed to come up with big ideas. In the current situation, the minister can only go back to Wuyi first, but he will definitely ask His Majesty about the important affairs of the court from time to time. Li Ze said with a smile.

Only big things come to ask for advice, but small things naturally don't have to. But what is a big thing and what is a small thing, isn't it he himself who has the final say?

After getting the emperor's approval, Li Ze was in a good mood and accompanied the emperor to check one place after another, until the emperor was tired, and then he said goodbye and left.

Li Yan was placed in Yanshou Palace. Lying on the bed, the accompanying imperial physician checked the pulse, and personally served Li Yan After drinking the medicinal soup, he also retreated.

The entire palace is generally imitating the imperial city of Chang'an, but it is just a miniature version.

The emperor was lying on the bed, and Xue Ping and Tian Lingzi sat in front of the bed, both with gloomy faces and silent words.

"Your Majesty, you must fight back!" After a long time, Xue Ping spoke: "Li Ze's heart to separate His Majesty from the government is obvious. ”

"Even if he stays in Wuyi, what do you think we can do now?" A hint of flush flashed on Li Yan's face, "Politics speaks with strength, and if you don't have strength, you can only compromise and seek perfection." Fighting back at this time will only backfire. Besides, Li Ze has a sentence that is still very correct, the body is the capital of everything, I must take care of my body well, so that I can have the energy to deal with these complicated things, so that I can compete with our Taifu well! Ke'er is too young, you are born a head short in front of him, how can you be his opponent? ”

"As long as Your Majesty is healthy, everything will be better!" Xue Ping gritted his teeth and said: "But when Your Majesty is recuperating, we must also do something, the Wuwei Lands are difficult to move for a while, but there are still border towns in the north, and next, the minister wants to go out for a walk." Whether it is Fengdu or Shuofang, as long as they can clearly state their attitude, we have powerful foreign aid. The strength of these border towns is no worse than his martial arts. ”

Li Yan nodded slightly: "It's hard work Xue Qing." Taifu is going to carry out political reform, but you are going to go out at this time, so what position are you going to ask him for? ”

"The key department, he will never give it to me, I have thought about it, I want a seat of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, now the Ministry of Rites has nothing to do, just run out to act as an envoy and contact the Quartet." Xue Ping said.

"What kind of position is Tian Qing going to get?" Li Yan asked.

"The minister and Xue Shilang have already discussed, the minister wants a position of Taitang Siqing, he is still willing to come to this position, in fact, the minister does not want to really care about anything, but to use this position to appear more conveniently on the left and right of His Majesty, and always accompany His Majesty."

"Are you worried about my safety? There is no need to worry about this, the current Li Ze would not do such a thing anyway, if he really wanted to do this, he would not have gone to great lengths to send me all the way to Zhenzhou. This banner of mine is still very useful. Li Yan said.

"Naturally, he will not do anything to murder His Majesty. But let His Majesty continue to be sick like this and it will be difficult to recover, does he really dare not do it? Along the way, I have not allowed Yan Jiu, a subordinate of Li Ze, to diagnose His Majesty, which is the reason, and when I arrived in Zhenzhou, he recommended Jin Yuan, and I refused without hesitation. His Majesty's imperial physician is not below these people, and he can diagnose His Majesty's illness. ”

"Xue Qing is thoughtful, so be it." Li Yan nodded: "What Xue Qing said about those people in Weizhou two days ago, I have been thinking about it for the past few days, I am ready to make the next decree to pardon the people Xue Qing said, what do you think?" ”

"Your Majesty wants to test the Taifu?"

"It's not a temptation, it's a counterattack." Li Yan said: "Since it is an amnesty edict, it means that he will be allowed to examine these people in Weizhou, but these people are amnesty by me, and they are guaranteed by me." If you want to come to Li Ze, you will definitely let these people come back. Since he wants to set up another small court in Wuyi, then these people are his reward for me. When he saw this purpose, he understood what I meant. ”

Xue Pingxi said: "Your Majesty is wise, in this way, we have a few more available manpower." ”

"I'm afraid that even if they get here, they won't get a good deal."

"As long as the person comes first, the person who His Majesty personally guarantors, Li Ze should not be too lazy, he can have a position before he can play a role. A good errand and a critical position can be achieved by one's own ability and struggle, or it can be won through struggle. ”