Xie Xiang

For Liu Zao, this sachet is not a decoration, but a wish of Xie Xiang, it is her favorite thing, it doesn't matter if it is hung on the waist or not, what she wants is to carry it close to her body.

She is very stubborn in some places.Seeing that Xie Yi couldn't persuade her, he didn't try to persuade her anymore, and let her put the old sachet into her sleeve properly.

Liu Zao hid it well, and said to Xie Yi, "Why did you come looking for me?"

The scroll of bamboo slips had been in Xie Yi's hands, upon hearing this, he handed it over.Liu Zao opened it up to look at it, scanned it briefly, and said with a smile, "Come if you want, I am a big man, and I can't accommodate a foreign prince."

It turned out that the king of the Dawan Kingdom wished to establish diplomatic relations with the Han Dynasty, so he handed in a letter of credence, expressing his willingness to send the prince to the Han Dynasty to study the classics of the Han family.

Xie Yi also meant the same thing. She said, "Dawan Kingdom has made a start. Your Majesty may wish to tell other countries that people like Dawan Kingdom can send envoys to Beijing to study the classics of the Han family, so as to show the heart of the Han family."

Liu Zao smiled and didn't care about it, "The classics of the Han family are naturally rare treasures, but the barbarians may not have such a vision." In her opinion, Prince Dawan came to Beijing to study, but in fact he changed his name to enter Beijing for Quality, in order to please the Central Plains.

After this battle, the countries in the Western Regions became more honest. Liu Zao heard that even merchants from the Central Plains went out of the fortress much more smoothly than before, and there were fewer robbers along the way.

Liu Zao has received many praises, and she also felt that although the soldiers had put their lives to the test in this battle, the victory was due to the merits of her mediation in the middle of the court, so she was unavoidably proud.

Complacent, she ridiculed a few more words, "It's just for studying, why send the prince here, I'm afraid it's because I'm afraid of my Han family's spear. Once I pass the word to the countries, the kings of the countries may think that I have changed the way and ordered them to host me." The prince is in Chang'an."

She was a little arrogant when she said that.Xie Yi frowned lightly, Liu Zao said that she was very pleased with herself, but she didn't hear her reply, so she turned her head and looked over.

Xie Yi looked displeased, and was about to nag her a few words, even though he has accumulated meritorious service, he should not be arrogant.

Liu Zao, however, noticed that she was displeased, so he straightened his sitting posture and attitude quickly, and changed his words, "However, the world is so big, there are always people who understand, and it's not like everyone treats the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. Maybe it's true. Are there people who are self-improving and want to learn from the Han? The prime minister’s words are very kind, and he told all countries, not only the countries in the Western Regions, but also Goguryeo, Baekje, Dongyi, and Fusang. Be kind."

Just hearing her change her words halfway through, she knew that she didn't really think that there are people who are eager to learn economics in other countries, and what she said was just to please her.

Xie Yi wanted to blame her for not saying what he meant, but Liu Zao was sitting upright, his eyes were exceptionally clear, he had the appearance of a humble and kind emperor, so Xie Yi didn't even know where to blame her.

Xie Yi hesitated, unable to decide whether to puncture her so that she could face up to her mistakes, or let her play mischievously.Liu Zao was in a hurry, after the imperial physician ordered what she said, she didn't want to see Mr. Xie worry about it.

"Each country has its own strengths, and the arrival of envoys in Beijing happens to be convenient for us to learn from all their strengths," Liu Zao said again.

From a small country that is only afraid of strong men, but has no vision for learning, to the size of the world, there may be good scholars, and then there are advantages in other countries, and they should also learn from the strengths of other countries.Instead, he became more and more humble.With her working so hard, how could Xie Yi be too demanding on her, so she finally smiled and said, "That's fine."

Seeing that she finally smiled, Liu Zao also stretched his eyebrows, and said, "Leave this matter to Honglu Temple, and Xie Xiang doesn't have to do everything by himself."

After she said that, she was still worried. In the past two years, Xie Xiang has become more and more meticulous.After she handed over the power, she was very careful in her actions, and personally supervised many things.Liu Zao added another sentence, "With me paying attention, Da Honglu dare not be unsatisfied."

Xie Yi tapped the table with her fingertips, and said, "Listen to you."

Liu Zao laughed.

They sat in this hall for a while, and then dispersed.

At this time, the rain also stopped, Xie Yi took the palace chariot, went out of Jianzhang, and changed to the luggage chariot of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

It was late at this time, Xie Yi went straight home.Sitting upright on the carriage, she suddenly smiled, took out the herring pendant from her sleeve, put it in her palm, and looked at it for a long time.

Liu Zao felt much more comfortable.Xie Xiangsu has always been open-minded, and every time he spends more time with her, she will become more calm and her mind will open up a lot.She was still worried about Fang Xiangshi's words that she could not predict, and was powerless because of the passing of time, but she was not so pessimistic.

Everything seemed both helpless and logical.

Time is long, passing like running water, and what can be grasped is only the present moment.

Liu Zao figured it out, but not very well.She still felt that the end of life was extremely terrifying.

Earlier, she was weak, and she suffered serious illness from time to time.At that time, she thought that she was not a long-lived person, and if she subtracted and subtracted, her thankfulness increased and increased, and the difference was almost the same.She had never worried about her life expectancy.

After all, what she feared was not death, but living alone in this world.

In recent years, for some reason, her body seems to have grown stronger, and she had a few minor ailments, but never caused any serious illness.

Liu Zao felt that fate was tricking people, but he didn't think it was a bad thing.She began to change ways to lighten Xie Xiang's burden.There must be someone to do the affairs of the court. Liu Zao has been the emperor these years, and he has cultivated a lot of confidantes.

She promoted and placed them one by one, but Xie Wen was still the main one overall.It's a pity that Xie Wen is too young, and he is a little superficial, so he can't hide his thoughts, otherwise Liu Zao would have thought of letting him take over from Prime Minister Xie.

She made good use of others, and she became more diligent herself, so Xie Yi was much more at ease. She was still in charge of major matters, but many small and trivial matters were shared.

The emperor made such a big move, so he couldn't hide it from everyone, so in the eyes of the ministers, it seemed that his majesty had become suspicious of the prime minister, and opposed her everywhere, dividing her power.

On this day, when the plum blossoms first bloomed, it coincided with Xiumu, and Liu Zao was having a banquet in the palace.Because the ice and snow hadn't disappeared and the weather was cold, she never invited the Prime Minister, thinking that Xie Xiang would warm up at home.

Xie Wen, Marquis of Fenyin, is a new nobleman, he is often relied on by the emperor, and he is rarely seen in banquets in the palace.

His sitting position was also extremely high, and he actually ranked first among all the officials, and that place was always the prime minister's position.

The palace banquet is placed in Shanglin Garden.There is a tree and a tree with endless fragrance of new plums, and the flowers on the branches are clustered in clusters, almost bending the branches.

Liu Zao chatted with Xie Wen from time to time, and the two of them chatted so happily that others couldn't get in the way.

Seeing this, Zong Zhengqing was really happy, and then glanced at Li Wen unconvinced, thinking that these people were talking in half, as if they were hiding some great secret, and the result?Your Majesty likes to be with the Marquis of Fenyin, what is unclear about this?

He finished reading Li Wen, and looked up with relief, only to feel that the two of them are a perfect match, and they are a perfect match.

His gaze was blatant, and Li Wen was aware of it.Now it seems that His Majesty really has a heart for the Marquis of Fenyin, but for some reason, although he feels relieved, he is not very happy.He looked at Xie Wen, no matter how he looked at it, he felt that this person was occupying the magpie's nest.The one sitting there, chatting happily with His Majesty, should be Xie Xiangcai.

What these two people were thinking, Liu Zao didn't know.She was talking to Xie Wen with a leisurely smile on her face, but her mind wandered far away.

This Xie Wen is nothing like Xie Xiang.

She is not like Xie Xiang because of the distance, but Xie Wen and Xie Xiang are not far away, so there are some similarities in appearance.But she looked at Xie Wen for a long time, but couldn't find any resemblance.

It's a pity, Xie Xiangsheng is very good-looking, if Xie Wen can get a little resemblance, he will be much more handsome.But he didn't live up to it, no wonder he hasn't married yet at this age.

After all, it is a nephew, he can't be left to be desolate, without a wife and children.Liu Zao thought about it, and said, "The first bloom of new plum blossoms is a sign of a happy event. Why don't I be a matchmaker for hussars?"

The ministers originally pretended to be very busy talking with each other, and when they heard the words, they all pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

Xie Wen was at a loss, not knowing why His Majesty was so concerned about his lifelong affairs, he quickly raised his sleeves and said, "Thank you Your Majesty." After thinking about it, he felt that the woman was very troublesome. After resigning, he said again, "I don't have this heart yet. I want to wait for a while before thinking about marriage."

Liu Zao didn't force him, thinking about discussing with Prime Minister Xie someday before making a conclusion.

Seeing that she didn't continue talking, Xie Wen was relieved, he held a cup of wine, and when he finished drinking, he turned his head and saw several old officials looking at him reproachfully.Xie Wen suddenly felt at a loss, and knew what he had done wrong, and when he looked more closely, he saw those old officials smiling and nodding to him, as if what he had just seen was just an illusion.

Xie Wen frowned secretly, the ministers in the court are really weird, everyone has different thoughts and their own calculations, it is extremely difficult to get along with each other.

Since it is a plum appreciation, I can't just sit on the table.After drinking a cup of wine, feeling warm in his belly, Liu Zao got up and walked into the forest.Seeing this, the ministers hurriedly set aside their lamps to follow.

Liu Zao strolled ahead, he was used to seeing the plum trees in Shanglin, so he didn't care much.This is also one of the reasons why Liu Zao did not invite Xie Yi.It's not a beautiful scene, so why bother Xie Xiangbai to take a trip.

Xie Xiangruo wanted to see the plum blossoms, so why not go to Nagato Palace on a certain day, I heard that there are a few plum trees in bloom that are particularly beautiful.

Although Xie Yi was not around, Liu Zao could think of her almost every time he saw anything.As she thought, she walked carelessly.Walking to a corner, more than ten red plum trees came into view.The red plums are as if dyed with cinnabar, so dazzlingly red and so beautiful.

I have never seen red plums in this forest in the past.Liu Zao asked, "When was this planted?"

Hu Ao replied, "It was transplanted from Ganquan Palace this spring, and it was newly planted. Ganquan Palace thought that it might be loved by His Majesty, so they sent these more than ten trees here."

New products carefully cultivated are naturally good.Liu Zao often sees the coolness of plum blossoms, but seldom sees the charm of plum blossoms.She regretted it a little, she should invite Xie Xiang to watch it together.Although you can come tomorrow, but when the flowers bloom, sometimes wither and sometimes bloom, tomorrow may not have the same style as this time.

I don't know what Xie Xiang is doing at home.

Missing suddenly strong.Liu Zao walked along the side of the tree, carefully watched Yishushu, looked around, picked the best branch, and gave it to Xie Wen.

Xie Wen was flattered, and quickly took it. Liu Zao was afraid that he would not do well, so he specially told him, "Take it back and watch it with Xie Xiang."

Even if it is a flower or a grass bestowed by the emperor, it is also an honor.

After the banquet was over, Xie Wen went back with the branch of new plums. When he was about to reach his house, he thought of Liu Zao's words, so he abducted him to the prime minister's mansion.

Xie Yi had nothing to do, saw Xueluo again, thought of a fu, and was writing on the bamboo slips.Seeing Xie Wen enter with a plum, he raised his head slightly and said, "I'm back."

Xie Wen saluted first, and then said, "This plum is a gift from His Majesty, and I want my nephew to bring it back and share it with my aunt."

Xie Yi stopped writing and told him to go forward and take the red plum from his hand.She looked at it first, then lowered her head and sniffed lightly, showing a faint smile.

The same flower, in the hands of my aunt, seems to have a different meaning.Xie Wen was surprised and asked, "Auntie looked at the flowers, what did she see?"

Xie Yi looked at Mei Blossom, and said with a smile, "I'm worried about seeing it."