The rise of the prince

Chapter 369
"The emperor is wise." All the ministers clasped their hands.

The emperor thought about it again: "However, Xingzhou alone can't handle it, so the Shaoqing of Honghe Temple can't be idle. I remember that Tang Zhouwei had always supported King Pingnan at first, so he added Tang Zhou as Honghe Si Shaoqing, assist with this matter."

Tang Zhou blossomed into a smile and thanked him again and again.

Li Xingzhou stared dumbfounded at the nimble fat man in the back right. He didn't do anything, but he was a young minister of Honglu Temple. He didn't make a good idea from the beginning, did he?
To put it bluntly, Honglu Temple is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In ancient times, diplomacy was not as important as in the modern information age.

But correspondingly, Honglu Temple has more decision-making power, and will not accept orders from foreign rulers. The same is true for diplomacy. In the era of backward transportation technology and information technology, it is impossible to go to other countries to negotiate and make phone calls thousands of miles away. Come back and ask the emperor how to answer it.

After he came down to court, all the officials, big and small, gathered around to congratulate him, and there were endless words of flattery and flattery. Only the prince's face was gloomy, and he left without saying hello.

The king of Pingnan Wang, the champion general, the commander of the new army, and the young supervisor of military weapons are already very famous. Now that the emperor has added Honglu temple minister, he will naturally rise and become very popular.

Li Xingzhou dealt with it casually with a smile, feeling unhappy, he handed over to everyone and then left, because he couldn't make up his mind how to respond to Liu Xu.Wanyan Yingge, a group of envoys from the Kingdom of Jin, seems to be tough and has a noble status, but they are actually easy to deal with.

On the contrary, Liu Xu, who is careful and gives the impression of being weak, is even more difficult to deal with, because based on his experience, such a person is shrewd in his heart.

Degong came out of the hall with a smile on his face: "At such a young age, there are not many people who can achieve what you have achieved in the past and present, and they are considered outstanding in a lifetime, but remember to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and put away your frivolous temper."

Li Xingzhou smiled: "I know, I know, will I go to the palace for tea in the afternoon?"

"The old man is busy with government affairs in Japan today, but if you beg me sincerely, then the old man will condescend and move away."

Li Xingzhou: "."

I didn't ask for it
In the afternoon, with the help of Gillian's class, Li Xingzhou drafted his strategy against Jin and Liao, which is what the court said, into a memorial, and asked Ji Chunsheng to send it to Zhongshu Province.

Gillian saw him talking eloquently, strategizing about the situation in the world, his eyes were full of shining little stars, he looked like a little nymphomaniac, but Li Xingzhou was thinking in his heart, if Gillian was not there, his little literary talent would be written as a memorial, and he would probably laugh it off The officials of Zhongshu Province also have the emperor's big teeth.

On the second day, after the morning court, the officials of the Ministry of Officials respectfully brought him the signature of the Minister of Honglu Temple and the official uniform.

Later, he and Tang Zhouwei went to inspect the office of Honglu Temple under the Ministry of Rites. There were twelve permanent officials in Honglu Temple, who usually had nothing to do and enjoyed playing with birds in the government office.

Seeing Li Xingzhou coming, he was shocked and turned pale, hurriedly straightened his clothes and stood up to greet him, but he didn't punish him, he just gave a few words of warning, and then looked at the list of officials.

It turned out that one of these people was named Bao Zheng!
Renamed? Li Xingzhou thought so in his heart, but he didn't care too much. He just ordered everyone to clean up the morale, and soon he had something to do.

Later in the afternoon, Zhao Si got beef from a relative's house, and just brought some for him. You must know that it is not easy to eat beef in this era, and it depends on your face.

He asked people to invite Degong to the palace, Gillian and Yueer were busy making cloaks in the small courtyard, Shiyu went to Zhenbao Pavilion, and business was booming near the Mid-Autumn Festival, Qiuer went to the backyard to find Zhao Si and other craftsmen to help test her Drawings are gone.

He is the only one left in the family, along with Qifang who lives temporarily in the palace.

Li Xingzhou chatted with Degong and drank tea. During the period, he called Qifang, and talked with Degong about the two brothers Qifang and Qidong during the suppression of the rebellion in the south.

After hearing this, De Gong praised her as a hero among girls, and felt that if she was not a daughter, she would have made a big difference.

As for why Qifang lived in the palace, Li Xingzhou didn't dare to tell the truth to Degong, he only talked about receiving friends.

Because at noon today, he asked Qifang in the main hall, why didn't she call her little husband to live in the palace, anyway, there are many rooms in the palace.

As a result, Qi Fang said indifferently while drinking tea: "Give him a few taels of silver, and he will find a place to eat and sleep, so you don't have to worry about it."

Li Xingzhou was speechless: "You are raising your father like a sheep."

Qifang smiled: "It's whatever the prince thinks it is, don't worry about it."

"Hahaha, it's really ruthless, but if it's not ruthless, it's not the Qijia Qifang that this king knows." He laughed.

"Hehe, is that how the lord sees me?" Qifang also smiled: "I didn't want to treat him ruthlessly, but my father is old and may pass away at any time. If I don't recruit a son-in-law, the family property will be several generations old by then." , will fall into the hands of the eldest brother and the youngest son. It just so happens that he wants money, and I want a husband and son-in-law who can come to the door, and each will get what he needs."

"Don't you respect your two older brothers?" Li Xingzhou asked.

"Whether you respect or not has nothing to do with the rise and fall of the family. The oldest nephew is only six years old. If you hand over the inheritance of several generations to a six-year-old child, what does the prince think?" Qi Fang asked with a smile.

Li Xingzhou was speechless. This was an unsolvable problem. Even if she had a good relationship with her two brothers, she still had to face this realistic problem.

Some people may ask, can't you help your nephew?This kind of naive idea is nothing more than dramatizing life. Drama always develops in a beautiful direction, dilutes contradictions and ugliness of human nature, and comforts people.

But reality is no better than poetry. Reality is cruel, human nature is ugly, and contradictions are more cruel and unsolvable. The more beautiful you think, the more tragic you lose.

This is Qifang, a ruthless woman who desires to concentrate and control herself.

Li Xingzhou actually admires such people, just as he admires Wu Zetian, as a woman who is born weak, but is not bound by fate, and strives to break free from the shackles. This kind of inner unyielding charm is admirable.

"In any case, from now on, you are a member of the Pingnan Palace. As long as you handle the affairs of the Palace well, if you have any difficulties, you can go to the Prince directly. The Palace is obliged to protect you from the wind and rain." Li Xingzhou said, as a daughter It was her biggest difficulty, but he could do nothing about it.

Qi Fang smiled: "Wang Ye is protecting his shortcomings?"

"It's not to protect your weaknesses. You are not a weakness. You are even the strength of the palace. Su and Lu will hand it over to you. This king is very relieved." He said sincerely.

Qi Fang paused, and finally did not answer him.

In the past few days, Kaiyuan Mansion has become busy, maintaining order and cleaning the streets.The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, everywhere is full of joy, people are coming and going on the streets, chestnuts, walnuts and other snacks and fruits shipped from the south have suddenly become the most sought-after commodities.

A-Jiao and Yue'er also made arrangements for the purchases in the palace, all the servants not only distributed money, but also distributed moon cakes, melons and fruits, these were indispensable.

In addition, Gillian's parents also came to the capital, and they had to entertain them, so they couldn't be neglected.

But what made Gillian most happy was that Chen Wenxi invited him to be a judge at the poetry conference. People who can sit at the poetry conference and comment on poetry are not ordinary people, and young people are rarely able to sit on the high seat.

But this year, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, when everyone was discussing etiquette in the palace, well-known Confucians and Neo-Confucians entered the palace, they could only find young people with extremely high standards. Since Chen Wenxi came to see him, he recognized his talent and learning. As a talented woman, Gillian was of course happy.

Li Xingzhou wanted to decline at first, but he knew how to copy poems, and criticizing poems was terrible. It can be seen that A-Jiao was so happy, and she had already told him that she must take her with her, so she knew she couldn't shirk. Let Gillian judge for him!I'm not saying no.

On August [-]th, there was a letter from Jiangzhou stating that Gillian's parents had already left and would arrive in Kaiyuan the next day, Li Xingzhou also became nervous
(End of this chapter)