The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 1546
night.

The sudden torrential rain hit the Imperial City of Dali, making this place with the most pleasant climate shrouded in thick mist and rain.

At this time, the original imperial palace has become the Dali Road Fuya, and the huge imperial palace is divided into many areas such as the Jiedushifu and the Fushifu.

But Duan Shi, who holds the post of Jiedu Envoy of Dali Road, still lives in his former bedroom.

At this time, he was standing by the window, quietly listening to the sound of the rain hitting the green leaves outside the house.

five years.

In the blink of an eye, nearly five years have passed since Duan Qilin was killed and the entire territory of Dali was proclaimed.

In the past five years, Duan Shi, who has the purest Dali Duan family blood, has been a puppet honestly and has never done anything unusual, but if he really wants to care about it, he probably still feels a little bit unwilling.

This magnificent Dali was originally the territory of their Duan clan, he should be the emperor here, not a Jiedushi in name, but an answerer in reality.

Looking out the window in a daze for a long time, Duan Shi, who doesn't look old but actually only sixty years old, suddenly turns his head and looks at his wife on the bed.

His original wife came from a famous family in Dali, and she was the second daughter of Yan Wei'ang, a senior official in the original court and chief executive of the Jining Mansion.

She has been married to him as a concubine since she was 16 years old, and it has been 40 years since then.He always treated Duan Shixiang as a guest, and there were times when he was like glue.

Although Duan Shi only gave birth to two daughters in this life, because his father is Yan Weiang, Duan Shi has never been able to climb to the position of emperor, so he did not change his concubine.

Except for her, two other side concubines were accepted, and there were more than ten concubines in total.

This is nothing.

A "prince" like Duan Shi rarely has only one concubine in his family.

No matter how beautiful a woman is, there will be times when she gets old and fades.And men are always a bit fresh, and the princess has never had any obstacles to Concubine Duan Shina.

In fact, the two of them have not shared the same bed for nearly ten years.

The concubine was quite beautiful when she was young, and she was a well-known lady in Dali, but after 40 years old, she can only be regarded as a young lady.

Such a girl can't be compared with those concubines in the mansion who are in such a beautiful young age.

But just two years ago, Duan Shi, who had become the Jiedushi of Dali Road, suddenly moved back to live in her house.

Some of the concubines in the mansion were sent out directly by him, and although some of them stayed in the mansion, he rarely favored them.

Of course, this is not some kind of enlightenment after experiencing the prosperity of the world.It's Duan Shi who was flirtatious when he was young, but at this age he already feels what it means to be powerless.

Holding those young concubines at night, I can't do anything I want to do.Suffering from that kind of torment but helpless, Duan Shi inevitably felt a little guilty for the neglected princess.

After all, the wife who has been with him the longest in this life is still the married woman.

He simply moved back to live in the princess's room.

Although hugging a princess of this age is not as comfortable as hugging those concubines, at least there is no need to experience such powerless suffering.

Looking at the princess on the bed who had lost her youthful and charming appearance, Duan Shi didn't know what he was thinking of, so he sighed softly and walked towards the bed.

Yan Weiang died of illness three years ago, and there are fewer and fewer important ministers who are loyal to him, the Duan family, and his right to speak in Dali is also getting lower and lower.

Those young and strong officials in Dali today are either from the Song Dynasty, or they are grateful to the Song Dynasty court.As a Jiedushi, he is no different from a transparent person.

Just when he was about to take off his clothes and go to bed, a guard suddenly knocked on the door and said: "Master Jiedushi, Master Jiang is here."

Duan Shi was startled slightly, and walked towards the door.

Mr. Jiang, of course, is the original uncle of Dali, Jiang Kui, the head of the Shanchan Mansion.

Although Duan Qilin was defeated and killed, but for the sake of peace in Dali Road, the head of Shanchan Mansion was not executed.

He is now serving as an inspector under the Department of Finance in Dali Road Fuya Nei.

This is equivalent to a supervisory agency under the Department of Finance, but as an ordinary inspector, it obviously does not have much power.

Jiang Kui's right to speak in Dali is far from what it was when he was the head of the Shanchan Mansion.

Outside the door, Duan Qilin saw Jiang Kui who was wearing an oil-paper umbrella, but his clothes were still wet by the rain.

He probably has the kind of physique that can make him fat even after drinking water. It is impossible for him to live as comfortably as before in the past few years, but he seems to have gained a few pounds.

Even the ordinary oil-paper umbrella couldn't completely cover him.

Duan Shi directly invited Jiang Kui to the side room, and asked, "Master Jiang, why are you here at this time?"

"Jiedushi."

Jiang Kui first saluted Duan, and then sighed softly, "I can't sleep, so I came here to see Lord Jiedushi."

Duan Shi raised his eyebrows slightly, knowing that Jiang Kui was supposed to want to say something, so he just looked at Jiang Kui like that.

Jiang Kui said again: "The forbidden soldiers of the Dali Military Region have left Dali for more than three months, right?"

Duan Shi's eyes flashed thoughtfully, and he said: "That's true. Marshal Liu Zhuwen led the army away for a long time, and he doesn't know if he has arrived at the front line by this time."

Jiang Kui walked to the guest seat next to Duan Shi and sat down, looked outside the house, "When Mr. Zhao arrived in Fucheng two days ago, he went to the mansion of the lower official to have a meeting with the lower official."

Duan Shi was slightly moved, "Say what?"

Of course he knew who Mr. Zhao was talking about in Jiang Kui's mouth.

Although there are not too few former Dali officials who still work in Dali Road, there are only a few famous ones left.The only person surnamed Zhao is Zhao Liangcai, the former governor of Xiushan County and the king of Xiushan.

He holds a pivotal position in Xiushan County, and after he proclaimed himself a minister throughout Dali, he still served as the supervisor of Xiushan County.Only retired now.

Jiang Kui said: "Didn't Master Zhao have two sons, who used to work in Xiushan County. But then the Deputy Jiedu Envoy presided over the re-examination of the officials in Dali Road, allowing them to learn the political knowledge of the court, and for two consecutive years. Officials who fail to meet the standard in one year will be demoted, and officials who fail to meet the standard in three years will be dismissed. Mr. Zhao’s two sons actually have some talents in politics, but their memory is no longer comparable to when they were young. If you reach the score, you are about to be stripped of your official position. When Mr. Zhao sees his subordinates, he just wants his subordinates to give you a word to Mr. Jiedu Envoy, to see if you can go to the Deputy Jiedu Envoy to say a few words, please ask Affection."

Duan Shi narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with a light smile, "Do you think my words can be so effective?"

Jiang Kui's face suddenly became solemn, and he leaned close to Duan Shi's ear, "Then I wonder if the prince has ever thought about re-establishing the country?"

Duan Shi's expression changed suddenly, and he said quietly: "What do you mean by that?"

Jiang Kui said: "With Master Zhao and the others retiring, we old ministers in Dali now have less and less right to speak in Dali. Maybe in a few years, we may not even have a successor. Your lord, you are the royal family. Bloodline, as long as you call out, we will surely rise up to respond. Now that Liu Zhuwen is leading the imperial army to the Yuan Dynasty, there are still some of us in the defenders of the cities, maybe we can..."

It's not just that Duan Shi is not reconciled, in fact, how could Jiang Kui, the former Dali officials, be reconciled in their hearts.

There is no such thing as hereditary succession in Song Dynasty. As long as they retire, their families will gradually become ordinary wealthy families.

And those who held great power in the past, who would be willing to only have wealth but no rights in the future?
When Liu Zhuwen was there before, although they were constantly suppressed by Yu Feihang and others, they still dared not make any changes.But now that Liu Zhuwen left, it was obviously an opportunity.

The so-called emaciated camel is bigger than a horse. Although five years have passed, the courtiers of the original Dali faction obviously still have some strength in Dali.

Duan Shi fell into deep thought when he heard Jiang Kui's bold words.

He also knew that this was an opportunity, even in these days, even he had this idea more than once.

He is now in the government office to eat and eat, and to wear and wear.He also gradually lost interest in female sex, and the only thing that can interest him is the restoration of the country.

But it looks easy, but it's certainly not that simple.

Duan Shi still had too many doubts in his heart.

(End of this chapter)