Unparalleled Concubine

In the past, even if the inner guards were on duty at the Yong'an Gate, Li Xin could enter unimpeded. He didn't need to notify until the gate of the inner palace.

"Notify the name, I will notify the adults!"

During the last palace change, the inner guards were almost extinct, and Qianniuwei was a new establishment. It was normal for them not to know Li Xin.

At this time, a young eunuch ran over in a panic.

He bent towards Li Xin and said, "Master Hou, Your Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time at Weiyang Palace."

This little eunuch was Xiao Zheng, the young eunuch who pushed Dong Cheng down.

Li Xin smiled.

"Alright, Eunuch Xiao leads the way."

Chapter 374

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

I haven't seen him for more than half a year, the current Emperor Taikang...

Much calmer.

The former His Royal Highness King Wei actually didn't have too many ideas of his own. Looking at the whole process of seizing the heir apparent, most of Li Xin and the Ye family were making up their minds, and he was just in charge of 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 Jin Dynasty, and both his bearing and majesty have been upgraded to more than one level.

Today's Emperor Taikang has a faint taste of Emperor Chengde.

Before the tiger and leopard horses were patterned, they had the aura of eating cattle, not to mention that this Emperor Taikang was already in charge of the world, with not only bright patterns on his body, but also sharp claws and teeth.

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

Li Xin knelt on the ground respectfully, kowtowed and said: "Minister, Li Xin, Minister of the Ministry of War, kowtow to Your Majesty."

Emperor Taikang was sitting next to the imperial table, but when he heard the movement, he stood up quickly, walked to Li Xin, and helped Li Xin up.

The Son of Heaven patted Li Xin on the shoulder and said with a smile, "I haven't seen him in half a year. Chang'an has sunburned a lot."

In the past, before Li Xin took his name, everyone could call him by his name. Now that Ye Cheng has given him his name, of course he should call him by his name, otherwise it would be disrespectful.

Therefore, the emperor changed his title.

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

Li Xin lowered his head and said, "It's unavoidable to be exposed to the sun and rain along the way."

The emperor pulled Li Xin by the sleeve, led him to the low table and sat down. The new king of the Great Jin Dynasty personally poured Li Xin a cup of tea, and then said with a smile: "I have been here for nearly seven months. You are happy and happy, but you don't know that I miss you in the capital."

These days, it may not be a good thing for the emperor to think about it.

Li Xin forced a smile: "My hometown is remote, and the commute is far away. I am sorry for your majesty."

The emperor shook his head: "You and my brother, why do you need to see outsiders?"

Who dares to be your brother...

Li Xin smiled and said nothing.

"Is everything in your hometown done?"

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

The emperor chuckled: "I heard from Dong Cheng that you forced a family to change their surname in Yongzhou?"

Li Xin shook his head: "I don't have the power to force people to change their surnames, they do it voluntarily."

The emperor asked tentatively: "Dong Cheng said, that family... is your grandfather?"

Li Xin raised his head to look at the emperor, and then corrected him: "That family kicked out their mother 18 years ago, so they are not counted as the grandfather of the minister."

The emperor sighed lightly.

"I know Chang'an that you suffered a lot when you were young, and it's only natural for you to vent your anger when you return to your hometown this time, but your methods are somewhat wrong."

The emperor said in a deep voice: "The family surnamed Xiao can be ruined, or their reputation can be ruined. These are all things you and I can say, but no matter what, you should not come forward in person if you have this blood."

His Majesty the Emperor said quietly: "If you come forward, you are committing a crime. In the future, you may be criticized by others in the court."

He was worried about Li Xin.

Frankly speaking, there is nothing wrong with what he said. No matter what you say, the Xiao family is indeed Li Xin's maternal ancestral family. He can use ten thousand methods behind the scenes to destroy the Xiao family, but no matter what, he should not personally come forward.

After all, Li Xin is going to be in the court in the future, so doing so will leave a stain and become a target for political opponents in the court to attack him in the future.

Li Xin was silent for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty said that I was impulsive."

In fact, this stain was left on purpose by him.

Of course Li Xin could play the dead 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. In the future, I still have a lot of things to rely on in Chang'an, so I can't let those civil servants grasp this."

Li Xin nodded.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

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

After Li Xin drank a few sips of tea with the emperor, he asked, "I don't know why Your Majesty is so eager to call the minister back?"

Hearing the words, the Son of Heaven paused for a moment, then took a sip of tea slowly, and smiled wryly at Li Xin, "I'll tell you the truth, I'm alone in the capital, and I'm a little helpless, and I need you to come back and help me."

The so-called isolated and helpless refers to those former officials of the Chengde Dynasty.

It is true that there is one emperor and one courtier, but the change of power has a process. It is impossible for the new emperor to promote all his own people and drive out all the old officials the next day after he ascends the throne.

This is going to cause big problems, and there are not so many people under Emperor Taikang, who can occupy all important departments at once.

So it takes time.

Generally, after the new emperor ascends the throne, it takes three to five years or seven or eight years to fully control the court.

More importantly, in this process, those old people may not be willing to retire.

Take Prime Minister Zhang Qu as an example. Not long after the new emperor came to the throne, he said that he would not be able to do it for long, but until now, he still sits firmly in the position and stands still.

It's not entirely because he himself is unwilling to give in. In fact, a large number of interest groups behind him are pushing him and not allowing him to take the initiative to retreat.