I am the empress, you still tell me to run away?

There were guards standing guard at the gate of Honglu Temple. They noticed Lin Xuan's arrival, and they were wearing the official uniform of Honglu Temple Cheng. They saluted and continued to stand guard.

Lin Xuan walked into Honglu Temple, looked left and right, looked back and forth, looking at the standard government office loft style, feeling complicated.

Originally, I wanted to arrive earlier to impress my colleagues at Honglu Temple, so that I could travel more easily in the future.

"you are?"

At this time, an official of Honglu Temple came out from the inside, seeing the young Lin Xuan, his eyes flickered slightly.

Although he didn't understand the situation, he still greeted him immediately.

Lin Xuan returned the gift.

Honglu Temple Prime Minister Du Yi looked at the newcomer Lin Xuan and asked, "My lord, may I ask who you are?"

Lin Xuan took out the bamboo slips and said, "I am the Si Cheng, Lin Xuan, who came here to report."

Du Yi saluted again: "It turned out to be Master Lin, and Du Yi is also the prime minister of the temple. Da Honglu Lord Luo participated in the early court, and it will take some time before he can come back. Master Luo ordered me to receive him."

Lin Xuan replied: "Master Lao Du is here."

Soon, Lin Xuan registered his name at Honglu Temple, saw his office environment, and met some people, which was the beginning.

It is worth mentioning that due to Lin Xuan's status as a remnant of the nobles of the previous dynasty, he is not responsible for the rituals of the court. He can be responsible for some foreign affairs, but there are no important envoys in Daqian Tiandu.

Therefore, when he came to Honglu Temple to work, Lin Xuan was just a salted fish.

The working time is also very interesting. When there is nothing to do, Lin Xuan only needs to come to the office every morning for an hour or two, and he can go back to get off work at around 11 o'clock.

Unless there is something to do, you only need to stay here for a long time.

For example, when the envoys of the State of Wei arrive, they need to arrange accommodation for the envoys of the State of Wei, arrange talks, etc., but generally speaking, they can still continue to fish.

When it was almost noon, Luo Wenlun, the minister of Honglu Temple, returned from the court meeting, and met Lin Xuan in a formulaic manner. There was no explanation or order, and after the meeting, everyone went about their business.

At noon, Lin Xuan simply got off work and went home.

When he went back, it was almost the same as when he came, no one paid attention, let alone cared.

Sicheng Du Yi came to Honglu Temple Qing Luo Wenlun at this time, said something, and continued to work.

As for whether a new Si Cheng had come to Honglu Temple, neither of them mentioned it, as if Lin Xuan had never been here at all.

……

The former Taiwei's Mansion is now the mansion of the Chief Assistant Sima Zhao.

Sima Zhao sat in a slightly remote hall to entertain the old friends of the Dagan family in front of him.

"Taiwei, the queen mother abolished the three princes, set up a cabinet, and even used those eunuchs to restrict us. They want to mess with my work and dig the foundation of my work!"

An old man stood up with a cane, filled with righteous indignation, as if wishing that the cane in his hand was a long knife, which could cut the old woman in the palace.

"Yes, Taiwei, after the establishment of this cabinet, many government offices have been reorganized. If some old accounts are uncovered, our lives will be in danger. Please save me, Taiwei!"

A middle-aged man in brocade clothes stood up and said tearfully.

It sounded like he was asking Sima Zhao to save them, but in fact, he was reminding that Sima Zhao had a part in those old debts.

"Taiwei, you are the elder of the three dynasties and the head of the three lords. Now that your power is taken over by the cabinet and restricted by the eunuchs, with the method of the man in the palace, you will be able to kill us when the reform is confirmed."

Another old man with long beard stood up and said.

What he meant was that several adults had been killed by the Queen Mother these days because of the political reform. If they didn't act as soon as possible, it might be too late.

Several other people spoke one after another, saying that they were doing something big, but in fact, every sentence was about the power, life and future development of the Sangong, the aristocratic family, and the powerful.

Although this reform has not completely hurt their muscles and bones, such a precedent must not be set.

Because once it is turned on, it will really be rooted out.

Sima Zhao put down the tea in his cup, stood up with a smile, and said unhurriedly: "Everyone, everybody, just listen to me!"

The whole living room fell silent, and all the people present looked at Sima Zhao.

Sima Zhao raised his sleeves, and made an elegant gesture: "Everyone here is worried about Dagan, Sima Zhao knows, but do you know who proposed this reform?"

Several people present looked at each other in blank dismay, and replied: "Of course it is the Queen Mother."

Sima Zhao smiled: "Everyone, I'm confused. If the Empress Dowager can come up with such a reform, how can she consume her body to such an extent?"

"What I'm going to say next, please don't spread it. If you spread it, you will lose your head."

"In the past few days, the Empress Dowager has used killing methods to promote political reform. The real reason is that her lifespan is less than three months."

Seeing the surprised expressions of everyone present, Sima Zhao sneered.

"Shh..."

These old clappers really know how to act. As far as he knew, he was not the only one who knew the news. He didn't expect these old clappers to pretend in front of him.

However, these are not important, anyway, they all use each other.

"The person who proposed the reform is actually someone else!"

"..."

"what?"

"What kind of god damn star is going to destroy my foundation?"

"I didn't expect that someone would dare to slander the queen mother, causing great trouble, they should be killed!"

The old people present were extremely angry.

This time I was really angry, because this reform has dug their foundation.

The Queen Mother still has less than three months to live, she is already a crazy woman who will arrest and kill, and she cannot be provoked.

But if the Empress Dowager is allowed to push forward the reform all the time and make it a custom, they, the aristocratic families, will be in a very difficult situation.

In particular, the lost power and interests will no longer be easily recovered.

"The Taiwei means that the person who needs to tie the bell to untie the bell, find this person?"

An old man on crutches gestured to wipe his neck.

"Hey, the person who proposes the reform is also doing something big, how can he be treated so rudely?" Sima Zhao smiled, "You should know that this person is the one who recently presented papermaking skills to the imperial court."

"what?!"

Everyone was amazed for a while, if it was really the person who offered the papermaking skills, moving this person would involve a lot of troubles.

Sima Zhao returned to his seat and sat down: "Everyone, don't worry. This man's name is Lin Xuan. He lives in Yongle Lane. He is a remnant of the nobles of the previous dynasty. I believe you understand what I mean?"

The elders of the aristocratic families present all stood up and bowed to Sima Zhaoji: "Thank you, Taiwei, for your reminder, I will understand later."

Sima Zhaoji returned the salute first: "Then, we haven't seen each other today."

"I have not seen it."

"I have not seen it."

"..."

Everyone responded one after another, and the elders of these aristocratic families dispersed with smiles on their faces.

After these people disappeared, a black figure kneeling on one knee appeared behind the screen behind the living room.

Sima Zhao turned his back to the black figure and stood with his hands behind his back: "Wait until these people make the first move to lure away the masters arranged by the court in Yongle Lane before making a move, understand?"

The black figure responded with a cold voice: "Yes!"

Sima Zhao hummed an unknown song and left.

Why do you have to tie the bell to untie it?

He's going to smash the bell right away!

Chapter 31

To get home from Honglu Temple, you have to walk another two and a half hours, which is absolutely impossible.

Especially when he was walking on the street this time, many passers-by gave him suspicious looks.

Lin Xuan looked around and quickly understood the reason.

It made them feel very rude that an official like him walked on the street without a sword.

Secondly, Lin Xuan did not travel in a carriage. Even if there is no carriage, there must be an ox cart or a donkey cart!

Thinking about this, Lin Xuan felt even more embarrassed.

There's no way, he hasn't been out much since traveling for so long, let alone buy these property.

What's more, Lin Xuan was really poor when he first came to work, so he didn't even think about these things.

However, now he has money!

Don't buy luxurious ones, but buy some basic ones.

Lin Xuan took a look at the route, and went directly to Tiandu West Market, where he could buy whatever he wanted.

"sword!"

After entering the West Market, Lin Xuan saw several blacksmith shops with "Sword" flags hanging on them.

On the stone platform in front, on the left and right wooden frames, there are all kinds of swords, some long and some short.

These swords don't look long, but judging from the style, I'm afraid a sword weighs at least fifty or sixty catties...

Although he had learned the ordinary swordsmanship given by the waste system, if he had to fight with a sword that weighed fifty or sixty kilograms, he might be tired and lay down before swinging the sword.

"My lord, do you want to buy a sword? The swords in this shop are the best in the entire Dagan. Even the swords of the general are made by the masters of this shop!"

Lin Xuan just gave him a first look, and a young man in the blacksmith shop immediately came out to introduce him.

This speed is smarter and faster than those salesmen.

It can almost be described as scary with teleportation.

"It's best to do it big? You're not afraid to flash your tongue when you brag!"

In the nearby blacksmith's shop, a shrew with a strong figure, comparable to a black bear, came out with a hammer in hand.

"My lord, the swords in this shop don't dare to compare with many famous masters in Dagan, but they are definitely the best on this street! My lord, please!"

Ah this.

Lin Xuan looked at the thin young man on the left, and then at the proprietress who was carrying a hammer.

This is if he goes to see the sword in the proprietress's shop, will the hammer just drop it?

"Okay, I'll take a look."

Lin Xuan walked into the proprietress' shop and looked around.

The swords here seem to be similar to those in the shop next door. Each sword weighs fifty or sixty catties, and even the very light ones weigh more than thirty catties.

What's the matter, even if it's not used for self-defense, just taking it to and from get off work at Honglu Temple every day, it's exhausting.

Lin Xuan didn't think he had such self-abuse thoughts.

"My lord, are you dissatisfied with the swords in our shop?"

The proprietress noticed that Lin Xuan kept frowning, as if hesitating, and asked directly.

"Shopkeeper, do you have a lighter sword?"

Lin Xuan asked.

He really couldn't handle such a heavy sword.

In addition, those who draw pictures of ancient swords should have problems.

There is no special way to hang such a heavy sword on your waist, and you have to tear your pants?

But Lin Xuan thought that the ancients wore robes, even if the trousers fell off, it seemed that there was no problem.

The real situation is probably that these people are not wearing long swords, most of them should be short swords.

"My lord, do you want a light sword?" The proprietress opened a cabinet, took out dozens of swords from it and placed them directly on the stone platform beside her, "My lord, how about looking at these swords?"

hiss……

There are dozens of swords, at least three to four hundred catties.