Xie Xiang

There was silence in the car, as if the air was tense.Liu Zao turned to Xie Yi, obviously unwilling to accept advice.

Xie Yi knew what she was thinking, but he couldn't let her run amok. He still persuaded her: "Zhao Gao's tyrannical government is cruel, he brought his own destruction, and the three clans were slaughtered. Qin Li II died, and the strong Qin was wiped out overnight. Your Majesty can't repeat the same mistakes .”

No matter how powerful the regime is, it cannot withstand the disintegration from the inside out, and a careless move will destroy the government and kill people.

Liu Zao closed his eyes, just pretending not to hear.

Xie Yi said again: "It's not too late to make up for it."

She pushed her step by step, disapproved of what she did, and asked her to give up and make concessions.Liu Zao felt helpless. After half a day, Fang found the courage to argue: "The changes are all in the court, and will not affect the local area. I am worthy of the world."

A forbearing look appeared on Xie Yi's face, and Liu Zao's heart tightened for a moment, but Xie Yi finally endured his anger and said patiently: "Your Majesty, ask yourself, is this statement credible? Extend it to the counties and states. When the treacherous and sycophant in the court are in power, the local convenience will be effective. After a long time, the world will only see treacherous villains and hear no good people. How can the people not suffer?"

Liu Zao understood these words even if she didn't say them, but she still analyzed them carefully so that Liu Zao could no longer lie to her ears.Liu Zao's mind was filled with Xie Yi's forbearance just now.

Xie Xiang was disappointed in her?

Liu Zao suddenly panicked, she looked carefully at Xie Yi's face, Xie Yi's face showed no restraint, and she regained her usual calmness and sincerity of patiently persuading her.But the look of forbearance at that moment lingered in Liu Zao's heart.She could only cover it up with indifference, and said lightly: "I have already noticed it, so please don't say any more, Prime Minister."

As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly turned her face away, lest she see disappointment on Xie Yi's face.

Back in the palace, Liu Zao got off the car and walked away quickly.

The officials bowed to send them off respectfully, Xie Yi got out of the car, looked at Liu Zao's retreating back until Liu Zao's figure disappeared at the end of the palace gate, then turned around to comfort the officials.She opened her mouth to say a few words, and then she saw Ting Wei Li Wen looking at her, seeing her eye contact, Li Wen's eyes suddenly darkened, turned and walked away.

Not one day after Liu Zao returned to the palace, the persuasive memorials were presented to the announcement room like a torrential rain.The memorials bluntly stated that the emperor's behavior was inappropriate, and there was even some criticism of Prince Wei.

Ever since she issued an imperial edict to discuss her posthumous title, this kind of memorial has never been broken, as if they would not show their spines that would rather not bend if they did not say a few bad words.

Liu Zao was just trying to find out.The ministers didn't need her to say much, so they discussed that cruelty should be the posthumous posthumous title.She was actually quite satisfied.There are no more and no less characters, which just fits the life of the prince.By acting like this, the ministers are willing to cover up her father's faults on her behalf, which shows that she has a deep foundation in the court.

So far everything went smoothly, until she saw the more than ten letters denouncing the prince's faults.In the letter, he denied all the wise achievements of the prince when he was alive, and slandered him as "playing power and inviting people to buy people's hearts".

Liu Zao just flew into a rage.

The crown prince died early, and Liu Zao had never even met him face to face, so there was no relationship between father and daughter, so he would not be too angry.The reason why she was so angry was because they were able to accuse the prince like this today, and when she issued an imperial edict, they would criticize the prime minister with words and pens.

Xie Xiang's previous painstaking efforts and sleepless nights will turn into ulterior motives.Just denying Prime Minister Xie's administration may not be the end, the world's malice towards women definitely does not stop there.They will put all the obscene words on Xie Xiang, and regard her as a Daji and cast aside her.

She couldn't sleep all night thinking about it.After thinking for two days, he dismissed the posthumous title and asked the ministers to discuss again to see where their bottom line is.

As a result, the ministers formed a front line to fight against her.

Liu Zao suddenly understood that she couldn't be Mingjun.

Mingjun can distinguish right from wrong, accept advice with an open mind, and can accommodate many loyal ministers who are upright and outspoken.She couldn't bear it, and she couldn't hear someone saying thank you was a bad word.

Mingjun is praised by people and admired by all people, and his reputation cannot be discredited.She can tolerate it, and on that day, she would rather the ministers say she is useless and scold her as a faint tyrant than let Xiang Xie suffer any grievances.

Liu Zao figured it out, and simply took this opportunity to sweep the court, leaving the obedient ones and belittling the tough ones. After a few years, when she installed the queen smoothly, she would come to clean up the government.She is still young, as long as she has been with her for 20 years, she will be able to restore the government and make it clear.

Thank you for disagreeing.

Hu Ao entered the palace holding a new memorial, and carefully presented it: "Your Majesty."

There was still panic on his face, Liu Zao knew what was written in the memorial at a glance, she casually pointed to the corner, where there were rolls of bamboo slips piled up higher than a person.

Hu Ao bowed and sent the memorial to him.

Liu Zao asked, "Can your wife wait for you at home?"

Hu Ao hurriedly piled up the bamboo slips, turned around, faced Liu Zao, and replied respectfully, "My wife is always at home."

His wife was originally Gong'e, but was later taken away by Prime Minister Xie. Later, Xiang Xie gave him a house and returned Gong'e to him. They chose an auspicious day and simply got married.

Liu Zao noticed that there was a hole in the corner of his clothes, but now it has been carefully mended with needle and thread. Such a thoughtful work must be done by his wife.

Liu Zao raised his hand, and gently covered the sachet at his waist. This sachet was sewn for her by Xie Xiang.

Liu Zao felt the softness of the sachet in the palm of his hand, and asked again: "You are in the palace every day, and you rarely go home, isn't she lonely?"

Hu Ao replied: "The minister's wife and the minister have grown up together since childhood. After the minister was a prisoner, so did she. The family friends of the two families made a marriage contract as soon as they fell into the grass. After several years of not hearing from her, they separated. When His Majesty ascended the throne, and the minister followed His Majesty back to Weiyang Palace, Fang Zai accidentally ran into her. Both the minister and his wife have not changed their original intentions. After so many years, the storms and waves have gone through , and did not disperse us. When she is at home, the magistrate will definitely go back; if the minister is in the palace, he knows she will be waiting, even if we are not together, our hearts are always connected."

It turns out that if we have the same mind, we will not feel lonely because of the temporary separation.

But Liu Zao felt lonely and missed Mr. Xie all the time. Could it be that their hearts are not connected?In the past year, they have been together less and more often. Even if they meet, they only look at each other, and they rarely even have the opportunity to say a word of affection in private, but she is not lost. Xie Xiang has her in her heart, and her heart is full of thanks. They have the same mind.

But after discussing posthumous titles, the ties between them seemed to be getting weaker and weaker. Prime Minister Xie didn't agree with what she did, and she didn't want to stop there. They ran in opposite directions and gradually drifted away.

Liu Zao looked at the corner of the main hall, there were so many memorials that could flood the Xuanshi Hall, but there was not a single name that belonged to Prime Minister Xie.She didn't come to see her, and she didn't say a word, Liu Zao couldn't help recalling Xie Yi's forbearance, and his heart ached like a knife.

"Your Majesty." It is an official of Tingwei Temple.

Liu Zao sat up straight and asked, "What's the matter?"

"How should the two rebellious prisoners be dealt with? I implore your majesty to issue an edict."

The two rebellious prisoners are Yanjia Kuangsheng and the petty official.Liu Zao convicted them of treason on the spot.The crime of treason has implicated the three clans.Liu Zao should have blurted out, but he hesitated when the words came to his lips.In the final analysis, they were just admonishing the Lord when he went astray. If it was something else, she would not only not punish her, but would reward her.

Liu Zao was confused for a moment, but she couldn't let others see her wavering, she opened her mouth and said, "I will be detained in prison and will not be released."

The subordinate officials took the order to go.

Liu Zao lingered in the hall for half a day, changed his clothes, and went to the old house.

She has not offered incense to her grandmother for several months.

When I arrived outside the old house, I saw the prime minister's car parked outside the main entrance.I met Xie Xiang by chance.Liu Zao was overjoyed and hurried in, but when he was about to enter the main hall, he was nervous.

She slowed down her pace a little, trying to walk more steadily.

Xie Yi stood in front of the coffin with her back to the door.The incense had been inserted into the censer, and a long strand of ashes had burned out, showing that she had been here for a long time.Hearing the sound behind her, she turned and looked over.

Xie Yi's eyes were extremely pale, seeing her was neither unexpected nor pleasant, Liu Zao suddenly felt suffocated and was so nervous that he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.

Sandalwood incense curled up, incense candles were faint, and the spirit seat of the old lady seemed to be watching them.

Xie Yi raised his sleeves to salute, Liu Zao finally recovered his voice and said, "Excuse me."

Xie Yi straightened up, the two looked at each other without saying a word.Liu Zao wanted to say a thousand words, but when he was in front of Xie Yi, he became dumb again.They looked at each other for a while, Xie Yi looked back at the spiritual seat, and said calmly: "Your Majesty is talking to the old lady, and I will take my leave."

She is leaving.Liu Zao was anxious, but the words to persuade her to stay got stuck in her throat, and she couldn't spit it out.She could only nod indifferently.

Xie Yi glanced at her and walked away.

They run in opposite directions, really getting farther and farther apart.Liu Zao stood in front of the coffin in frustration, unable to even gather the strength to light a stick of incense.The grandmother not only failed to comfort her, but made her more flustered.

When they returned to the palace, it was already dark.There is food feeding in the hall, and Liu Zao sits behind the food table, looking up, it is a bit cold.The meal is exquisite and rich, and Liu Zao is like chewing wax.She swallowed twice without knowing what to eat, and finally pushed the bowl away.

Seeing this, Hu Ao became very worried, fearing that the emperor would be starving, so he stepped forward to persuade him: "Your Majesty, use some more. Xie Xiangruo knows that His Majesty will deal with it hastily, and I'm afraid he will be worried again."

Hearing this, Liu Zao sat back down again, forcefully stuffing the whole bowl of rice down.Hu Ao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, while Liu Zao looked at the empty bowl, but seemed to have emptied his heart.

She simply walked to the pepper room.

The Jiaofang Palace has been tidied up, elegant and elegant. Although Xie Yi didn't live here, there are traces of her everywhere.Liu Zao walked to the bed where they had been lying together, bent over and stroked the quilt.

She still didn't want to back down. Instead of procrastinating, it's better to cut through the mess quickly. There will be chaos anyway. It's better to come early, while she is young, and she still has enough time to clean up the mess.

Liu Zao persuaded himself like this, but his heart became more and more empty because of Xie Yi's estrangement.She glanced at the same empty bed again, turned around decisively and went out of the hall.

The nights before and after Zhengdan are especially cold, with heavy snowfall and howling north wind.

Liu Zao rode a horse, raised his whip repeatedly, and galloped towards the prime minister's mansion.The gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion was closed tightly, and the door had already been closed. When the door was knocked open, he was still rubbing his sleepy eyes. Seeing that it was her, he immediately lost his sleepiness, and hurriedly said: "Young one, I will report it now."

Liu Zao said, "No need." As he said that, he went to the mansion, but the gatekeeper didn't dare to stop her, so he could only worry behind him.

Liu Zao was very familiar with the way, and could find Xie Yi's bedroom with her eyes closed. She walked fast, only wanting to go to Xie Yi's side.

The door of the bedroom was closed, Liu Zao knocked lightly twice, and the maidservant who was watching the night came to the door and asked in a low voice, "Who is it?"

Liu Zao also lowered his voice, and replied: "Zhen."

The door opened.

Liu Zao waved his hand to let the servant girl back down.I went to the shoes and socks by myself, and went to the inner room more quietly.

The room was dark, except for a lamp by the bed.Xie Yi was lying on the bed with her back facing the outside.Liu Zao took off his coat, and laid down carefully beside her.One cold and one hot, she was so excited that she shivered, and only then did she feel the bone-piercing chill all the way.She didn't dare to approach him anymore, she was afraid of freezing Xie Yi, so she lay down next to the edge of the bed.

Xie Xiang was right in front of her eyes, within reach.Her heart instantly had a place to rest, like a puppy wandering outside on a winter night, returning home, feeling warm and amiable.

Xie Yi had already woken up, she was a light sleeper, when Liu Zao knocked on the door, she woke up.

When she turned around, Liu Zao was startled, her voice was stiff, and she whispered, "You, are you awake?"

Xie Yi remained silent, opened the brocade quilt, accommodated Liu Zao in, put her hands on his lower abdomen, and clamped her feet between her calves.Liu Zao hastily declined.Her body was as cold as ice, it would definitely not feel good if the ice cubes were next to her.Xie Yi glanced at her, Liu Zao didn't dare to move immediately.

"Wake up tomorrow and go back to the palace early." Xie Yi said.

Liu Zao nodded.Xie Yi closed her eyes again.But Liu Zao knew that she would not be able to fall asleep.She waited for a while until her body warmed up before sticking to it.Xie Yi did not refuse, and let her hug her.

"Yi'er, I miss you so much." She rubbed Xie Yi's neck and confided in a low voice.

Xie Yi raised his hand and stroked her shoulder.Liu Zao felt that her hollowed out heart was filling up bit by bit.

"I have roughly calculated that it will take ten years to clean up the imperial court since the discussion of posthumous posthumous title." Liu Zao said slowly, "How many more decades do you and I have?"

"What about after the Empress? Maybe there will be a day of peace in the court?"

Liu Zao said: "Ten years later, we will stand up and have the energy to revive the court."

"Overwhelmed by water, it's hard to get back, the court is in chaos, how to revive it? Even if you really have the ability. In ten years, regardless of the instability of the court, the princes, kings and barbarians will take advantage of the situation to make trouble. Just the chaos of the court will affect Li Sheng, and suffer in the middle." What about the common people? Surrounded by traitors and sycophants, loyal and good ministers are excluded, and good ministers who are innocently exiled to death, how do you explain it? You are the emperor, you should be righteous and benefit the world, not for your own self-interest, causing turmoil in the world and making people miserable." Xie Yi His tone was not harsh, but revealed a deep sense of powerlessness.

These Liu Zao naturally understand, but what about them?Should it be hidden?In front of the officials, they dare not even look at each other for a long time.

Liu Zao could hear the exhaustion in Xie Yi's words, and she finally asked, "Are you disappointed in me?"

Xie Yi was silent for a moment, then said, "Yes."

Liu Zao thought that she would never back down and give up, but all her persistence was defeated by Xie Yi's actions.She hugged Xie Yi tightly, hoping to gain some comfort from it.But she was still uneasy, still afraid."Will you leave me?" she asked.

Xie Yi knew that she was afraid, and knew that she was uneasy, so she still ruthlessly said, "If Your Majesty wants to do it his way, I will."

After she finished speaking, the person holding her tightly seemed to be drained of all strength. After a while, Xie Yi felt the warm moisture from her neck.