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From Xishou surrendered city back to Xingjing, there was no major event along the way.Because of the great victory and the New Year's Eve approaching, the ceremonial guards listed in the capital are more grand than usual.But I didn't pay much attention; after all, I was away for more than half a year, and the desk should be full of notebooks again.

Fortunately, the main event this year is the canal and Huihe.I have already dealt with the important parts, and the rest are minor details.I finished the approval at a glance, and paid homage to the Taimiao, so I could barely spare a day before New Year's Eve.

This day's work, of course, must be given to my sister for half a day.Since I returned to Beijing, she has been waiting for my summons.At this moment, she finally had the opportunity, and she wished she could find out everything about me in the Northland—after all, compared to the canal, this is what she is good at.After spending more than half an hour confirming, she began to stare at the void unconsciously.

"What's the matter, sister?" After drinking hot tea, I saw that she still looked the same, so I asked aloud.

Auntie obviously has a lot of mind wandering, and she was called out twice before she could barely regain her senses. "It's nothing serious." She said, a little sad and proud, "Sister has always known that it was an extremely wise decision for Father to choose His Majesty. My sister just didn't expect that His Majesty would be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Father so soon. "

I couldn't help laughing. "It's not that I don't like to hear it, but my sister said this too early. You know, when the father led the troops to charge into the battle, I also shot arrows on the tower."

"What do you mean by 'shooting arrows on the city tower'?" Sister immediately objected fiercely, "Looking at the world, is there anyone who is better at archery than Your Majesty?"

"We don't know, and it doesn't mean there isn't." Zhen smiled casually, "Besides, the emperor risked the real danger when he attacked the country, and I only need to defend, which is already much easier."

Sister still disagrees. "Whether it's the Xiongnu or the Tubo, which one can win just by defending? Not to mention the return of Huihe - His Majesty has newly sealed the Hanhai Governor's Mansion for such a large area! In the end, where is it not dangerous to fight?"

These layers are progressive and aggravated one by one, even I have nothing to say. "Forget it, don't mention this." Zhen calmly changed the subject, "I've been away for more than half a year, is there anything new in Beijing?"

The switch was really blunt, and my sister gave me a slightly annoyed look.Even so, according to my request, she brought up all the things I might care about——

The eldest sons of both King Ning and King Huai are able to go to the ground. I heard that the two princesses are already pregnant with a second child. In order to get good results in the birth test that is not open to the public at the Hongwen Museum, my two nephews have finally restrained themselves. Overlord temperament; as for my only nephew, recently he is diligently practicing boxing with Dang Weirou.

"Speaking of Chang'er, my sister really doesn't understand." My sister muttered in a low voice.

I couldn't help but think that it was really possible to talk to Dang Weirou and Yong Chang. Hearing this, I quickly suppressed the tsk-tsk sound that was about to blurt out. "Is there something wrong? I heard that the youngest daughter of General Dang is the best among girls, comparable to my elder sister!"

I am amused by sister's suddenness. "Your Majesty is looking for Elder Sister to be happy again!" She pretended to blame me, and said, "Elder Sister is not saying that General Dang's daughter is not good. Elder Sister just doesn't understand that Elder Sister knew Mrs. Dang earlier than Sister-in-law, so why didn't you see Ling?" Is Wen Lingyang acquainted with the party girl?"

Obviously, my sister has a good impression of Dang Weirou.Although I feel that the current development is exactly as I wish, but this cannot be mentioned in front of my sister. "Boys and girls, their temperaments are cloudy and uncertain. It's hard to say how familiar they are, and it's also hard to say how unfamiliar they are."

Sister seemed to think of her past, and then smiled. "Your Majesty is right. Meeting is an opportunity, and acquaintance is temper." She said, and she couldn't help sighing, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and it's useless for us to worry about it!"

This topic is already a bit dangerous, so I nodded cautiously.But beyond my expectation, my sister didn't follow suit and lead the conversation to the aspect that I should also work hard to make people.Even, until the end of the conversation, she seemed to have completely forgotten about this matter that she had been thinking about for many years.

If I didn't know my sister's temper well - if she knew the truth, she would never be so calm - I would have suspected that the news about me and Xie Jingyu had leaked out.I was quite puzzled until I saw the gift list of the Yuanzheng Dynasty in the afternoon.Jade potted plants, authentic scroll...

There are all kinds of rare gadgets, but there is only one gift that was very strong last year——

Let alone beauties, there is not even a thing that can be related to beauties.

I am getting more and more confused.This kind of reaction from all the ministers means that they recognize that this is a minefield; but even if I don't like women, it doesn't make them avoid them like tigers...

Then, I thought of the only possibility.The beauties presented by Huihe were found to have entered the palace with forbidden | drugs.In this way, the ministers couldn't help but think that I must have suffered a lot of psychological shadows (when I got angry, Huihe Khan directly changed people); if I send a beauty to me at this time, it's not a hurry to give it to myself Looking for bad luck?

For a while, I couldn't laugh or cry.How to say this?What a surprise?

Probably to make this day more unexpected, but after a while, Liu Jin came in to report, saying that Wang Xiang asked to see him.

After hearing this, I can't help but make some guesses.It's the end of the twelfth lunar month, what else can Wang Ruojun do?Even if there is something, how can you be so anxious that you have to say it today?According to the usual practice, after the new year, I will summon the prime ministers and other important officials, won't I?

In the end, Wang Ruojun really had an indestructible reason.After he entered the door to salute, he deviated from his usual winding style, and said directly: "Your Majesty will be sixty-eight years old, almost ancient, and I want to beg your majesty for old age."

"Prince Wang?" I was taken aback.To be honest, this was indeed beyond my expectation; after all, judging from Wang Ruojun's previous performance, I am [-]% sure that he is the kind of person who wants to stay in his position until his rank is full before retiring. "Prince Wang, why is it so sudden?" I asked in bewilderment, showing [-]% doubts.

Wang Ruojun shook his head. "Your Majesty is in the prime of life, and has great talents. I am getting old, and I want to help His Majesty, but I have more than enough energy but not enough energy. In this way, if I don't tell my old age, I will eat a vegetarian meal in the corpse, which is a violation of the virtue of a courtier."

What he said was actually quite to the point.Because of his old age, I have already exempted him from staying on duty earlier, and I will take care of him wherever I can, not to mention taking him to travel north and south.Xie Jingyu did a lot of things about Prime Minister Shang Shusheng.But the problem is that these are the so-called leadership privileges; as I said before, Wang Ruojun can wait until his rank is full before retiring, and the pension can be higher.

"Wang Xiang, what you said is not the virtue of a courtier." I thought quickly, and kept talking to him non-stop, "You are a veteran of the three dynasties, and you are experienced in everything, so you don't need to say it. It's Xie Xiang who has come to the fore. , I have just passed by, and there are still many people who want to ask Wang Xiang for advice. Even if it is me, I have to point to Wang Xiang!"

Wang Ruojun obviously found these words very pleasant, because his white beard moved slightly, and he smiled obviously. "Your Majesty is really over-reputed. It's not that I have the great ability that Your Majesty said, but that Your Majesty is open-minded and loves my ministers. But I think that if I retire, no matter whether it is Your Majesty or Xie Xiang, I will definitely do better than before."

The meaning of this "better than before" can be described as profound, and I have tasted it.

Whether it's the canal or Huihe, I always bring Xie Jingyu by my side.And I take him, not only means that he has handled many things, but also means that he is irreplaceable.All the officials in the court are human beings, they must be able to find out, and then one after another fell to him.It's not that Wang Ruojun doesn't want to procrastinate, but procrastinating any longer won't help him——

There is no advantage in age, and ability is not as good as Xie Jingyu; rather than dragging his face to the end, he wants to retire when he is still in good shape.After all, he is from Gyeonggi, even if he is old, he will stay in Xingjing.Colleagues do not look up and look down, face is still very important.

If I want to understand this point, I will also understand that Wang Ruojun didn't pretend to be promoted in disguise, but really wanted to retire. "I still feel that this matter needs to be discussed in the long run."

Hearing that I was still practicing Tai Chi, Wang Ruojun became anxious immediately. "Your Majesty, what I say comes from the bottom of my heart. I'm old and sick, so it's really difficult to take on this heavy responsibility." As he spoke, he fell to his knees. "I implore Your Majesty, Xu Chen is getting old!"

"What is Wang Xiang doing?" I quickly stood up and helped him up, "Why don't you get up quickly?"

"Your Majesty, my subject..." Wang Ruojun hesitated, half-kneeling instead of kneeling—he didn't achieve his goal, of course he didn't think about it; but I helped him, and he couldn't pretend he didn't see it.

I let out a long sigh. "The king has gone through three dynasties and worked conscientiously. I really don't want to cut off my own arm. But what the king said is also reasonable. Even if it is me, I can't force others to be difficult. In this case, I have granted Wang Xiang's request." I said sadly Sighing, "After all, Prime Minister Wang has served the country for more than [-] years and devoted himself to it, so I will give you Song Guogong, how about it?"

Hearing this, Wang Ruojun was almost ecstatic.The reason is simple: if he survives until the rank is full, the highest will be the Duke of the State. "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!" He knelt down again, absolutely sincere.

This matter came suddenly, no matter how fast I act, the official edict will not be issued until after the New Year.But Wang Ruojun left the palace contentedly, after all he knew that I would not deceive him about this kind of matter.As for myself, I began to consider whether I should take advantage of Wang Ruojun's retirement to conduct another personnel transfer in the court——

Xie Jingyu is obviously the only person who can fill Wang Ruojun's position as Shangshu Pushe; Cao Ju may also want to grow old with Wang Ruojun, but he is not yet young, so he should have the self-knowledge to hold back; there are only two of the three prime ministers left in the court, and one is still missing ...

After much deliberation, I can only promote Zhou Bubi.Since Xie Jingyu transferred to Shangshu Province, Zhongshu Ling has been vacant; now it is time to make up.Although Zhou Bubi is still young, but he is smart and eager to learn. He followed me to the south of the Yangtze River and went to the north and south of the border to do things properly. He is also qualified for promotion...

Just do it when you think of it, and I will immediately let Xuan Zhou not compare to see him.He didn't come slowly; but when I asked him if he wanted to be a Zhongshuling, he was still stunned. "Your Majesty," he was so shocked that he recovered his voice after a while, "Although I was too outspoken when I first met the Holy Spirit, I am still very satisfied with myself. Not even the slightest bit of complaint." As he spoke, he bowed deeply to me.

The implication is that Zhou Bubi thinks that his promotion speed is quite good.

While slandering "So you know that you are too outspoken", I asked: "Why, I let you be a secretary, don't you want to be it?"

"Chen..." Zhou Bubi seemed to be about to admit that he didn't want to be the one, but his words got stuck in his throat - he was blocked by my calm gaze. "Of course I think so."

"Or, do you think you are not qualified for the position of Zhongshuling?" Zhen continued to push forward.

If Zhou Bubi could have denied that he wanted to be a Zhongshu Ling before, it is absolutely impossible for him to admit that he is not capable. "I've never thought of that before."

"Isn't that enough?" I was satisfied, "That's it."

"But, Your Majesty..." Zhou Bubi still hesitated.This is very rare for him, because he has always had the character of admonishing ministers who say what they have to say.

It's rare for me to get a little impatient with Zhou Bubi. "Just tell me directly, what doubts do you have?"

As a result, Zhou Bubi seemed even more hesitant.Not only that, but his eyes also started to avoid, not daring to look directly at me.Just before my patience ran out, he finally said, although his voice was like a gnat: "That day, I was on the bank of the Yellow River and saw from afar..."

Now, the person who was stunned became me.I prepared all the words to reprimand him, but he hinted to me that the reason why he didn't dare to accept the order was because he felt that he knew too much?

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