Lu Yu's final concession was that he lost the alliance of the Boling Cui clan, which made him difficult to support alone, and also because Lu Yu realized Yang Yuanqing's determination to clean the Hebei officialdom, and he was powerless to confront the powerful, but also because of Yang Yuanqing's concession, promising not to touch the children of the Lu family in the purge.

Compromise is an art, and a person who does not know how to compromise will eventually become a loner, and will not master the degree of compromise, that is, a cowardly and incompetent person.

And a person who can compromise, first of all, must understand his own principles, make a little concession appropriately in the case of no concessions in principle, give the other party a step, and try not to touch the core interests of the other party.

The core interests of the Lu family are the children of the Lu family, and Yang Yuanqing gave Lu Yu a promise, this is a compromise, if there is no such compromise, then Lu Yu will be afraid that Yang Yuanqing's cleanup and expansion will affect the children of the Lu family.

Of course, the premise of compromise is strength, if Yang Yuanqing does not have strong strength, does not have the ability to destroy the Lu family and the entire Hebei officialdom, then any compromise will not be able to exchange Lu Yu for giving up resistance.

Compromise is also a skill, if the alliance between Cui and Lu was not dismantled in advance, and if the fact that Zhao Benzhang, the Taishou of Wei County, connived at his family to occupy more fertile land in violation of regulations, and forced Lu Yu into a corner, Lu Yu would not have been forced to agree to concessions in the end.

In the afternoon, Ziwei Pavilion held the first court meeting after Yang Yuanqing returned to the capital in the semi-circular hall, and the content of the court meeting was about the inventory of Yicang grain.

"This time the Yicang case in the house county is just a coincidence, I encountered it by chance, a small county magistrate dared to embezzle 6,000 stone of grain, especially when the food shortage was huge and the whole court was thrifty about food and clothing, I believe this matter will make everyone angry."

In the semi-circular hall, seven Xiangguo were dressed in purple robes and wore high crowns. Be serious. Including Cui Hongyuan also came to attend, but the seat became a little delicate, originally he was sitting next to Lu Yu. And now Lu Yu is sitting far on the other side, and Cui Hongyuan's betrayal has completely broken the alliance between them, and the Hebei system has also disappeared.

Although Lu Yu was forced to give in to Yang Yuanqing. But the anger in his heart did not subside, he didn't dare to provoke Yang Yuanqing, but he aimed all his anger at Cui Hongyuan, he thought that in the final analysis, it was all because of Cui Hongyuan's betrayal.

From beginning to end, Lu Yu had a gloomy face, did not look at Cui Hongyuan, and did not say a word to him.

Yang Yuanqing had completely grasped the initiative at this time, and he cleared all the obstacles to opposition. Next, Ziwei Pavilion's resolution must follow his train of thought.

"I've been thinking about why the house county magistrate has so much audacity. Is he the only one who has this problem? Apparently not! ”

Yang Yuanqing took out Zhang Beiji's confession. shook it to everyone, "Everyone must have seen this confession." Although it has not yet been confirmed, the various things revealed above are shocking, and there are problems with Yicang in seven of the eleven counties of Zhao County, isn't this enough to make you think deeply? ”

Yang Yuanqing's eyes looked at everyone one by one, and said slowly: "I finally figured it out, why is the county order so bold, it is because there are loopholes in it, he can use the excuse of war to plant the bad debts on Dou Jiande, but in fact, Dou Jiande did not touch the grain of Yicang, even Dou Jiande knows how to buy the hearts of the people, and we can't rely on the accounts, so we have to recognize the account of Yicang, and we can't lose this people's heart." ”

At this time, Du Ruhui said: "Your Highness, Yicang grain has been available since more than ten years ago, if the inventory takes too long, it will really be a confused account, and the labor time is also huge." ”

"I know, so from the beginning, I said that it was limited to two years, and I believe that the people will understand."

Yang Shidao hesitated for a moment and raised his hand, "Your Highness, this is actually still a mess, what should I do with the food two years ago?" There are still loopholes. ”

Of course, Yang Yuanqing's inventory of Yicang grain is just an excuse, and the real purpose is to clean up Hebei officialdom, but he can't say this, and he has to talk about Yicang grain in a dignified manner.

"So many people died during the war years, and many of the dead people still have food stored in Yicang, so it is impossible to settle the account, and it is impossible for me to ask the magistrates to be honest and spotless, the key is not to be excessive, so that we can give an explanation to the people."

After a pause, he said: "I can give a deadline for checking the grain in Yicang, just before the end of this year, the local government must make sure that the accounts are in line with the facts, if there is really no food, or there is a loss of food, then you can specially go to the household department and explain the reason clearly, as long as it is not caused by dereliction of duty or corruption, the court can make up for the shortage." ”

The semi-circular hall was silent, only listening to Yang Yuanqing's decisive and stern voice echoing in the hall: "The destruction of the previous dynasty lies in the loss of the hearts of the people, the lesson is not deep, we must not repeat the mistakes of the past, if we want to win the hearts of the people, we must first govern strictly, from now on, I decided to expand the imperial history platform, double the number of imperial historians, so that the inspection of the supervision of the imperial history in various places has become a system, and every official who derelicts his duties and crimes must be punished accordingly." ”

Three days later, Zhang Beiji's case was finalized in the form of a triage by the third division, and the file was transferred to Ziwei Ge, who sentenced Zhang Beiji to death after consultation, and finally reported to Yang Yuanqing, the king of Chu, who approved Ziweige's conviction and ordered Zhang Beiji to be beheaded.

Immediately, sixteen imperial historians took their guards to the counties and counties of Hebei to verify the clues confessed by Zhang Beiji, and the first storm of cleaning Hebei officialdom began to set off, and the news spread quickly.

Immediately, the decree of the inventory of Yicang grain in various places was officially issued, and it spread throughout the counties and counties of Hedong, Hebei, Central Plains and Guanbei, ordering the local government to complete the inventory before the end of the year and report it to the imperial court.

Twenty inspectors of the imperial history were also sent to various places to listen to the voices of the people and supervise the inventory of the grain in Yicang......

In the afternoon of this day, a carriage slowly drove into the Qihui Gate of Jinyang Palace under the escort of dozens of guards, and the Qihui Gate is the east gate of Jinyang Palace.

The carriage stopped in front of the steps, several eunuchs had been waiting here in advance, the door opened, and a maid helped the princess of Chu out of the carriage.

"Princess, beware!" The maid carefully reminded Pei Minqiu to pay attention to her step.

Pei Minqiu nodded and walked out of the carriage, several eunuchs hurriedly greeted him, and an old eunuch bowed down to salute, "The old slave is here to greet the princess on the order of the queen mother, and ask the princess to follow us into the palace." ”

Pei Minqiu smiled slightly: "I'm sorry to trouble a few of you, then let's go!" ”

Several eunuchs led the way in front, and the personal maid followed with a box in her arms, and behind Pei Minqiu, two personal female guards pressed the handle of the knife, one left and one right, vigilantly watching the situation on both sides, and followed Pei Minqiu to the inner palace.

Walking all the way to the dormitory where Empress Xiao lived, the female guards in the palace naturally did not dare to make any search, and directly led Pei Minqiu into the Palace of Heart Cultivation.

As soon as he walked into the door, Empress Xiao greeted him with a smile on her face, "Why did the princess come in person, if there is anything, just let the maid say it." ”

Although Pei Minqiu is already the mother of the world at this time, and has long become the queen recognized by the subjects of the Great Sui, under one person and above tens of millions of people, but the etiquette cannot be abolished, and Empress Xiao is still the queen mother after all.

Pei Minqiu Yingying gave a salute, "Say hello to the Queen Mother!" ”

Empress Xiao hurriedly grabbed her arm and said with a smile: "There is no need to be polite between us, just be casual, just like a friend meeting." ”

Empress Xiao's humility reminded Pei Minqiu of the first time she entered the palace to see Empress Xiao, when Yang Yuanqing was made a county duke, and she became the youngest lady of Yipin.

Just before entering the palace, a female official came to teach her etiquette, and she taught her for three days, and when she entered the palace, she felt like a puppet, and she was paying attention to etiquette in every move, so that she didn't notice what Empress Xiao said, and almost annoyed Empress Xiao.

Times have changed, and today she entered the palace again, but it was like a condescending visit, which made her feel that the world was unpredictable.

But Pei Minqiu is a low-key and extremely educated woman, even if Empress Xiao has fallen and she occupies the top of power, she is not arrogant, and still maintains a respectful and polite posture.

"I've always wanted to come and see the Queen Mother, but there are too many things, I can't spare time, Peihua has recently given birth to a child again, and I'm even more busy and dizzy, rudeness, please forgive the Queen Mother."

"The princess is not rude, I understand, it is really not easy to manage the affairs of a large family, the king of Chu is busy with official business, and everything in the family has to be taken care of by you, hey! It's hard for you. ”

Empress Xiao is very good at talking, flattering Pei Minqiu, and the relationship between the two sides immediately became harmonious, of course Empress Xiao knew why Pei Minqiu came, a few days ago she gave a treasure as a gift, just to let Pei Minqiu come to the door.

Empress Xiao was extremely enthusiastic, asked Pei Minqiu to sit down in the side hall, and ordered the palace maid to serve tea, the two of them sat down face to face on both sides of a couch like a homely meal, Pei Minqiu ordered the maid to bring the ivory box, put it on the table, and pushed it to Empress Xiao.

"Thank you for the congratulatory gift from the Queen Mother to Peihua, she is still in confinement, and it is inconvenient to go out, so I can only express my gratitude on behalf of her, this is my little return gift, please accept it with a smile."

"How embarrassing is that! I gave her a congratulatory gift, it was a little heart for me as an elder to the child, why did she return the gift, hey! How do you say that? ”

Pei Minqiu said with a smile: "This is actually a gift from the King of Chu to the Queen Mother, it is an agate pen, although it is not valuable, but it is also the beloved thing of the King of Chu, the Queen Mother accepts it!" ”

When Empress Xiao heard that it was Yang Yuanqing's beloved thing, she suddenly felt that she had face, so she smiled slightly: "Since this is the case, I will accept it." ”

Pei Minqiu looked at the palace again and asked, "Does the Queen Mother have anything she needs in her life?" If there is any shortfall, just let me know and I will have someone send it. ”

"Thank you princess for your concern, I don't lack anything, the court allocates 5,000 hanging money to me every month, diet, daily life, clothes and utensils are equipped in a timely manner, take care of everything, and allow the palace maids to go in and out, if there is any need, I will let the palace maids procure."

The two were talking, and suddenly there was a shout from outside the hall, "Danyang is my princess of Dasui, no relatives and no reason, what is it to live in the palace of the king of Chu?" If you want to seek her, just say it......"