Li Xin met Emperor Taikang in the side hall of Weiyang Palace.

I haven't seen him for more than half a year, and now the Taikang Tianzi ......

It's a lot calmer.

The previous His Royal Highness the King of Wei didn't have much of his own ideas, and throughout the entire process of seizing the heir, most of the Li Xin and Ye families were making ideas, and he was just responsible for nodding.

But after sitting in this position for more than half a year, His Royal Highness the King of Wei became the Taikang Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty, and both his bearing and majesty have risen to more than one level.

Today's Taikang Tianzi has a vague taste of Chengde Tianzi.

The horse of the tiger and leopard has not become a pattern, and it has the air of eating cattle, not to mention that this Taikang Tianzi has already conquered the world, and his body is not only distinctive, but also has a strong claw.

It's just that he hasn't had time to start eating people yet.

Li Xin knelt on the ground respectfully, kowtowed, and said, "Minister, Li Xin, the squire of the military department, knock to see Your Majesty." ”

Taikang Tianzi was originally sitting next to the imperial table, but after hearing the movement, he quickly stood up, walked quickly to Li Xin, and helped Li Xin up.

The Son of Heaven patted Li Xin's shoulder and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for more than half a year, and Chang'an has tanned a lot." ”

In the past, before Li Xin didn't take the table word, everyone could call him by his name, but now that Ye Sheng has given him the word, of course he should call the table word, otherwise it will not be very respectful.

Therefore, the Son of Heaven changed his name.

This is a very natural thing, and if he still calls him "Brother Xin" like before, then something is wrong.

Li Xin bowed his head and said: "It is inevitable that the sun and rain will be exposed to the sun and rain along the way." ”

The Son of Heaven pulled Li Xin's sleeve and led him to a low table to sit down, the new monarch of the Great Jin Dynasty personally poured Li Xin a cup of tea, and then said with a smile: "I have been going for nearly seven months, Chang'an, you are happy and happy, but I don't know that I am thinking about you in the capital." ”

In these years, it may not be a good thing to worry about the emperor.

Li Xin smiled reluctantly: "My hometown is remote, and the way back and forth is long, and Your Majesty Lao is worried." ”

The Son of Heaven shook his head: "You and my brother, why bother to see outside? ”

Who dares to be a brother to you...

Li Xin smiled silently.

"Everything in my hometown has been done?"

Li Xin nodded and said, "It's almost done." ”

The Son of Heaven smiled: "I heard Dong Cheng say, you are in Yongzhou, forcing a family to change their surname?" ”

Li Xin shook his head: "Where do ministers have the power to force people to change their surnames, they are voluntary." ”

The Son of Heaven asked tentatively: "Dong Cheng said, that family ...... Is it your grandfather? ”

Li Xin glanced up at the emperor, and then corrected: "That family expelled his mother from the house eighteen years ago, and he is not counted as the grandfather of the minister. ”

The Son of Heaven sighed softly.

"I know that Chang'an, you suffered a lot when you were young, and this time when you return to your hometown, it is natural for you to vent the anger in your chest, but there is something wrong with your methods."

The Son of Heaven said in a deep voice: "The family surnamed Xiao can be ruined, or they can be ruined, these are just things that you and I say, but no matter what, with this bloodline, you shouldn't come forward in person." ”

His Majesty the Emperor said faintly: "If you come forward, you will commit a crime, and in the future, you will be criticized in the court." ”

He was worried about Li Xin.

Frankly speaking, there is nothing wrong with what he said, no matter what, the Xiao family is indeed Li Xin's maternal grandfather, and he can use 10,000 means behind his back to ruin the Xiao family, but in any case, he should not come forward in person.

After all, Li Xin wants to mess with the court in the future, and doing so will leave a stain and become a lever for political enemies in the court to attack him in the future.

Li Xin was silent for a while, and then said, "What Your Majesty said is that the minister is impulsive. ”

In fact, this stain was deliberately left by him.

Of course, Li Xin could have played the Xiao family behind his back, but he didn't do it.

The Son of Heaven sighed and said, "I will find a way to remedy this matter for you, and in the future, there will be many places in the court that rely on Chang'an, and I can't let those civil officials seize this handle." ”

Li Xin nodded.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Naturally, this handle cannot be in the hands of civil officials, but must be in the hands of His Majesty.

After Li Xin drank a few sips of tea with this Son of Heaven, he asked, "I don't know why Your Majesty is in such a hurry to summon the ministers back?" ”

When the Son of Heaven heard this, his body paused, then he slowly took a sip of tea, and smiled bitterly at Li Xin: "I won't tell you anything, I am alone in the capital, I am a little isolated, and I need you to come back to help." ”

The so-called isolation refers to those former ministers of the Chengde Dynasty.

It is true that once the son of heaven and one courtier, but there is a process of power change, and it is impossible for the new emperor to bring up all his own people and drive all the old ministers down the second day after he ascended the throne.

This is going to be a big problem, and there are not so many people under Taikang Tianzi, so he can occupy all the important departments at once.

So that's going to take time.

Generally, after the new emperor ascends the throne, it can be as short as three or five years, and as long as seven or eight years, before he can fully control the court.

What's more, in this process, those old people may not be willing to retreat.

Take Prime Minister Zhang Qu as an example, not long after the new emperor ascended the throne, he said that he couldn't do it for long, but until now, he still sits firmly in the phase and does not move.

It's not entirely that he himself is unwilling to let go, in fact, it is a large number of interest groups behind him who push him and prevent him from taking the initiative to retreat.

What's more, even if Zhang Qu takes the initiative to retire now, there is no suitable candidate on Taikang's side who can immediately inherit Zhang Qu's position.

For most of the past six months, although Taikang Tianzi has gathered a large number of cronies, only one of the five phases has been cut off, that is, the position of Prime Minister Huan Chu.

In fact, there is no need to be too anxious in this process, after all, the Son of Heaven has a name, and after a long time, more and more people will throw themselves to the Son of Heaven, and power will naturally alternate.

Li Xin frowned and asked, "In the capital, there are still people who are against Your Majesty?" ”

"Not really."

Taikang Tianzi was a little distressed: "It's just that those old ministers always let me not do this, and I can't do that, so I can't do it, so I can't do it, it's very uncomfortable." ”

Isn't this nonsense......

You are a young man in his twenties, and he suddenly takes charge, they must not watch you and control you, otherwise what if you are unhappy and break your home?

Li Xin said a little helplessly: "Your Majesty, this is a common thing, after a few years, after Your Majesty is familiar with the government affairs of the court, they will naturally not say anything more, even when the Chengde Dynasty was in the past, didn't the first emperor not be able to do whatever he wanted?" ”

Taikang Tianzi shook his head: "Those civil officials are insignificant, you can take your time, I am not in a hurry, what I need is to take the forbidden army into my own hands." ”

Taikang Tianzi himself knew in his heart that the process of his ascension to the throne was problematic.

That's why he can't wait to grasp power and sit firmly in this position.

And to sit firmly in this position, the most important thing is naturally to hold the military power.

Li Xin was stunned, and then reacted.

"Your Majesty is saying... General Pei? ”

The general Pei Jin is a diehard loyalist of the Son of Chengde, and he has been in charge of the forbidden army for nearly ten years.

Although Pei Jin seems to be loyal, he is too Kang Tianzi...... Not assured.

He still remembered that when the palace changed last year, Pei Jin was inclined to abolish the prince.

Now that the abolished prince is nowhere to be found, it makes it even more difficult for the Son of Heaven to sleep.

"Not bad."

Taikang Tianzi nodded fiercely.

"Chang'an, I want you to help me replace this Pei Jin!"