After the rebirth, I was picked up by the prince

At Maoshi the next day, Song Yaoxu went to the court for the first time as the emperor, sitting on the dragon chair in the main hall, wearing a solemn dragon robe, which showed his majesty that was also difficult to ignore under his gentle temperament.

Before the prime minister was established, Qi Zizhen stood upright at the head of all the officials, kneeling respectfully and saluting together with all the officials.

"See the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live——"

The neat and tidy voice echoed in the hall, but it dissipated weakly before it could swing around, as if most of the people were still in a drowsy state.

Holding the dental card, Qi Zizhen listened to the sparse voices in his ears, closed his eyes and collected his thoughts, and completed the etiquette of saluting properly, until Song Yaoxu gave the order of Pingshen, and then stood up with all the officials.

He stood at the head of all officials, with his back straight and his eyes straight, only Song Yaoxu, who was in his position, could be seen in his eyes.

And behind him, ministers appeared one after another. After Qi Zizhen listened carefully, most of them asked to deal with the criminal Qi Yuan and his henchmen as soon as possible. A small number of people took the opportunity to turn the topic to Qi Zizhen. It implies that he is also a member of the Qi family, so Song Yaoxu should be more careful.

It was the first time for Qi Zizhen to appear in the court. Although the ministers learned a little about him from the sporadic frontier battle reports, during the reign of Emperor Hongchu, the atmosphere of the Ling Dynasty became more civilized than military. Take him too seriously.

Song Yaoxu patiently listened to several ministers alluding to Qi Zizhen intentionally or unintentionally, maintaining a smile that was not a smile.

The ministers only knew of his gentle temperament before, and they were worried that he would unconditionally favor him because of his good relationship with Qi Zizhen. Seeing the smile on his face, they gradually became bolder, and even mentioned that they had sent troops to seal them without permission on the way to Jiuyou County. The affairs of Shu County.

At that time, although Tang Leyuan's surprise attack on Fengshu County was a victory, the ministers who reported it at the behest of King Guan at that time all pointed out their mistakes and emphasized that the officials in the court were not as clear as Emperor Hongchu. There is a complete troop deployment tiger talisman, which basically defaults to automatic soldiers.

And Qi Zizhen served as a military adviser in the army, under the intentional guidance of King Guan, they all acquiesced that it must be him who made this decision, and only emphasized his fault.

Song Yaoxu listened to the officials talking, his expression remained unchanged, and he asked casually, "Qi Aiqing, do you have anything to say?"

Qi Zizhen, who was named, raised his eyes, glanced at the professional smirk on his face, and knelt down according to the rules, and said in a flat tone, "I have a good conscience and a clear conscience."

He didn't refute a word, he straightened his body and knelt on the ground, wearing a black gold attire made him look like a proudly standing black bamboo, and he was upright.

However, in the already decayed court, such righteousness will only be reduced to a pitiful laughing stock.

Qi Zizhen turned his back to all the officials and couldn't see it, but Song Yaoxu could see all the sneers in the eyes of some officials.

For officials who have long lost themselves in power, what they are least afraid of is a person like Qi Zizhen's appearance, young and vigorous, proud and arrogant, with so-called loyalty and a clear conscience.

Such a person is too upright, and on the contrary is the easiest to be broken.

Song Yaoxu didn't express his opinion on what he said, but waved his hand to let him join the list.

Qi Zizhen didn't say much, and respectfully returned to his seat and continued to listen to the officials behind him.

The following content is similar to the previous one, or else it is just some trivial matters, there is not much worth paying attention to.

Song Yaoxu simply dealt with some minor matters, and after confirming that there was nothing else to do, he asked the eunuch to announce his resignation.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty—"

All the officials knelt down to salute again, and waited until Song Yaoxu left before getting up and exiting the hall one after another.

Qi Zizhen was mixed among the officials, and was about to go out for a while before going back to the East Palace, but on the way out, he happened to meet a strange official, but the official just gave him a deep look , and then walked away.

Qi Zizhen: "???"

baffling.

He paid attention to the court uniform of the official, it seemed that the grade was not low.

Will it be hostile?

Qi Zizhen stared at the official's back and thought for a while, before he could finish thinking, he heard a familiar voice behind him: "Zizhen."

Looking back, he was surprised to find that it was Tang Leyuan's good friend Lu Yuanbai.

"Brother Yuanbai?" Qi Zizhen checked several times to see if he was wrong.

He remembered that before they left, Lu Yuanbai was just a scholar preparing for an exam, and he had already entered the court as an official in only half a year?

Perhaps seeing his surprise and confusion, Lu Yuanbai explained with a smile: "It was during the time when you were going to the border that the late emperor opened Enke. I was lucky enough to be selected and passed. Now I can be regarded as a small civil servant."

Hearing that Qi Zizhen understood the situation, he nodded and said "Congratulations".

The relationship between him and Lu Yuanbai is not deep, only that he and Tang Leyuan have a good relationship.

Lu Yuanbai looked more familiar, looked in the direction he was going just now, and asked: "Zizhen has been looking at that Minister Zhou just now, but do you want to find him?"

"Zhou Shilang?" Qi Zizhen looked up at him, "Does Brother Yuanbai know him?"

Lu Yuanbai nodded and introduced to him: "It's not considered acquaintance, but I just got to know him in the court for half a year. His name is Zhou Hancai, and he is a minister of the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor of the Imperial Academy. According to his previous status, he should He is the person most likely to become the next prime minister."

Qi Zizhen learned about his official position and name, and asked, "Is he very powerful in the court?"

Lu Yuanbai frowned, and after pondering for a moment, said: "It shouldn't be counted. Zhou Shilang has a rather gloomy personality, and it is rare to see him have any contact with officials. But he is quite capable, and he has been in this official position. I don't see anyone finding fault with him, maybe behind him..."

At this point, he stopped talking, didn't continue, and changed the subject with a smile: "Forget it, let's not talk about it. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Is Zizhen interested in going to Jixian Tower with me for a short talk?"

Qi Zizhen shook his head, and said with regret: "I still have something to ask His Highness, so I can only make an appointment next time."

Lu Yuanbai didn't force himself when he heard the words, but just looked around before leaving, and then added in a low voice: "Now that His Majesty has ascended the throne, although Zizhen has a very close relationship with His Majesty, but the world is unpredictable, you should remember not to be so casual again." It is."

Qi Zizhen was taken aback for a moment, but before he could say anything, he saw his smiling face again, bid farewell to him and left straight away.

He looked at Lu Yuanbai's leaving figure, recalling what he said just now.

It sounds like it should be referring to the title "Your Highness" that he just blurted out.

The people around them, including Cui Liang and the guards, changed their name to "Your Majesty" after Song Yaoxu ascended the throne, but Qi Zizhen was always casual and didn't bother to change his name, so he habitually called him "Your Highness" directly.

Although he understood that Lu Yuanbai's reminder just now was reasonable, but it sounded somewhat uncomfortable.

According to what he meant, it was a tacit agreement that the relationship between him and Song Yaoxu would inevitably get worse and worse.

Qi Zizhen went back to the East Palace in a not-so-good mood, and Song Yaoxu, who was waiting at the gate of the East Palace, could tell at a glance that his mood was not right.

Song Yaoxu walked up to him, held his cold hand, and asked worriedly, "Why are you unhappy? Is it because of something in the court?"

Qi Zizhen shook his head, but didn't elaborate, and instead asked, "Does Your Highness know Zhou Hancai?"

"Zhou Hancai?" Song Yaoxu thought about it in his mind while leading him into the house, "Is that the Minister of Rites?"

Qi Zizhen gave a "hmm" and recounted to Song Yaoxu the strange behavior of Zhou Shilang in the next court.

Song Yaoxu frowned after hearing this, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "I don't know much about this Zhou Shilang, and I have never seen him interact with any officials, but because of his outstanding ability, he was appreciated by my father. It was promoted by King Guan, and later my father himself promoted several times."

In this way, his ability must be superior to others, but it is not known which faction he is on.

King Guan generally does not promote people at will, and those who can be followed by him in the court will be more or less related to him.

I don't know whether this week Hancai will be more or less.

Qi Zizhen was thinking about Zhou Hancai, his mind was turned, and he almost tripped over the threshold if he didn't pay attention.

"Be careful." Song Yaoxu supported him in time, with a helpless smile: "What are you thinking about so preoccupied? Remember to be careful when walking."

Qi Zizhen rubbed his nose and replied obediently, "I'm thinking about Zhou Hancai."

"Oh——" Song Yaoxu made a long voice, and his smile became a bit intriguing, "It turns out that Zizhen was thinking about other men."

Qi Zizhen, whose brain was overworked, paused for a while to understand Song Yaoxu's meaning, his original serious thoughts were blown away by Song Yaoxu's words, and he leaned towards him and kissed him on the cheek: "But I still think about His Highness more. "

Song Yaoxu snorted with a smile, closed the door behind his back, pushed Qi Zizhen to the door and kissed him deeply.

Qi Zizhen is now more and more used to his behavior of wanting to kiss at the slightest disagreement, and he cooperated with him for a long time before breaking up.

However, the two still maintained the same movements as when they entered the door, they were extremely close to each other, and the faint smell of orchids enveloped them all.

Qi Zizhen adjusted his breathing for a while, and after thinking about it, he couldn't help but pick up some of Lu Yuanbai's affairs on the surface and said: "Actually, I am not happy today, because someone reminded me of the title of Your Highness."

"Is it because you haven't changed your mind?" Song Yaoxu gently brushed Qi Zizhen's hair behind his ear, asking casually.

After Qi Zizhen nodded, he thought about asking again: "What is Zizhen thinking?"

Qi Zizhen lowered his eyelashes halfway, and said softly, "I don't want to change my words. Your Majesty is everyone's Majesty, but Your Highness...is only my Highness."

He was still pressed against the door in court clothes, his head half bowed, and he looked obedient, his face was still a little flushed, and his lips were moist with water, which was redder than usual.

Hearing what he just said, Song Yaoxu couldn't hold back after holding back for a long time, then lowered his head and bit his lips lightly, and said with a low laugh, "Zizhen, do you know how cute you are now?"

Qi Zizhen, who was still a little uncomfortable at first, listened to his tone, his eyes twitched, and he raised his head vigilantly: "I'm not healed yet."

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