The news that Li Zhi had conferred the title of Prince Li Hong on the title of Shangshu Ling seemed to have grown wings. It spread throughout Guanzhong for most of the day. Zhongshu and his disciples drafted a memorial, and the Emperor officially signed the document, appointing Li Hong as the minister. Shangshu Province Shangshu Order.
Nowadays, various official offices of the Tang Dynasty no longer operate in the Daming Palace. After the reconstruction of Taiji Palace, this became the office location of various government offices of the Tang Dynasty.
Shangshu Sheng is in the middle, Zhongshu Sheng and Menxia Sheng are on the left and right. The three government offices form a pin shape, guarding the Daming Palace behind them. In front of the three provinces are the six departments controlled by Shangshu Province.
According to different responsibilities, some of the five prison guards of the Nine Temples have been transferred to the official offices of Taiji Palace, while others are still in Daming Palace.
The functions of the Nine Temples and the Six Ministries of the Tang Dynasty overlapped in many ways, so it was difficult to sort out these things in a short period of time. The Yushitai suddenly had a higher status among all the government agencies and was placed in the Although the palace has no real power in its hands, it seems that its verbal power is greater than before.
Along with the Censor's Platform, which has seen its status rise, there is also the Dali Temple among the nine temples. Because of its unique functions, its status has become more and more important.
The so-called "Three-Tang Judicial Trial" means that the three official offices of Yushitai, Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Punishment handle cases. Therefore, the Yushitai, Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Punishment are functionally equivalent to the courts, procuratorates, and Ministry of Public Security in the city.
Although the specific functions, especially the functions of the Yushitai, are not so clear yet, Li Hong already has the intention. After sorting out the six departments, he started to attack Dali Temple and the Yushitai.
Among the civil and military officials, after Prince Li Hong was appointed as the Minister of the Shangshu Province, the ones who were worried were the servants of the Shangshu Province: Zhang Wenguan and Cui Yuanzong, could he still remain a servant? Shoot, now Shangshu Ling's opinion is extremely important.
Fortunately, Li Hong did not let them worry for a long time. He called Zhang Wenguan and Cui Yuanzong to his own government affairs office in Shangshu Province. He recognized their achievements in Shangshu Province and encouraged them to be prepared for being tormented by him. Prepare.
Cui Yuanzong was very excited and nodded heavily after listening to Li Hong's words. He was looking forward to making some political achievements under the leadership of His Highness the Crown Prince.
Zhang Wenguan is getting older and is not as energetic as Cui Yuanzong, who just turned 50. Now that the court has changed suddenly, Zhang Wenguan, who is about to resign and retire, can only hope to spend the past two years in peace. Then retreat to the countryside and enjoy family happiness.
After appeasing his two capable men, Li Hong began to have nothing to do in Shangshu Province. The cold winter wind and the northwest wind were blowing like a knife on his face, making people feel painful.
But this still cannot stop the people outside the imperial city in the distance from walking through the streets of Chang'an, especially in the east and west cities. Now that the new year is approaching, they are the busiest people. They all want to take advantage of this time to make more money and live a better life. An even more accomplished day than last year.
Yang Wu and Lian Tie completely took over the responsibilities of Hua Meng and Mang Zhong. They accompanied Li Hong to Shangshu Province every day, but they could not stay for more than half a day. The New Year was approaching and there were not so many things to deal with in various government agencies.
Moreover, after the great turmoil in the court in the past few days, the most serious government affairs problem in the court this year was suddenly solved, so the most busy one was the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Lin Shiling took the post of Zhan Shicheng, the official prince of the East Palace. When Zhan Shicheng was warming up in the East Palace, he was kicked in the butt by Li Hong, and then he threw Lin Shiling to the Ministry of Household Affairs and asked him to help the new Minister of Household Affairs deal with the old money. , the new money thing.
"Good steel must be used on the blade. Putting it in the East Palace is simply a waste of talent." Li Hong was walking on the road to the Daming Palace in a snow-white fur. His tall body and fur looked like a bear from behind. Wandering around the palace.
If the father is not in the Zichen Hall, then he must be in the Penglai Hall. The Queen Mother's palace should be the most lively at this time, right
Li Hong curled his neck and tightened his fur. As soon as he reached the entrance of Penglai Hall, he heard Wu Mei scolding the weird Li Lingyue.
"Who taught you all this? I don't let you go to the Chongwen Pavilion because I'm afraid you will become like that little brat and be lawless in the palace. It's okay for you. You still like to run to the East Palace when you have nothing to do!" Wu Mei The voice was as cold as the twelfth lunar month in winter, but there was still a hint of warmth and helplessness in it.
Naturally, the quirky Li Lingyue was not afraid of her at all. She looked up at Wu Mei with her pink and jade-carved face, shook her jade hand and giggled.
It's not surprising that Wu Mei was angry, after all, the scene that just happened made her want to grab Li Hong and beat him to death!
After Li Zhi walked into the Penglai Hall and exchanged a few words with Wu Mei, Li Lingyue began to say to Li Zhi as if she was offering a treasure: "Father, you have to eat seven times full when you eat. If you eat too much... do you know what will happen? ?”
"how?"
"Waste of money, giggle." Li Lingyue giggled after a successful prank, but it made Wu Mei's head hurt when she heard it.
This must have been taught by that little brat Li Hong! Wu Mei said decisively.
Li Lingyue was not afraid, and continued to read to the Emperor and His Majesty of the Tang Dynasty with her little face raised: "Don't drink the water that has just been boiled, it is not good for your health..."
Just as Li Zhi was about to say "nonsense", he heard Li Lingyue's eyes twitching, and she playfully highlighted two words: "Hot mouth."
So Wu Mei's headache became even worse! At first, I was afraid that she would go to Chongwen Hall to study badly, so I put her in the Imperial College. Now it's better. I followed her and Li Dan to the rally in front of Xuanzheng Hall a few days ago!
"You can't eat too many eggs in a day. If you eat too much..." Li Lingyue looked at Li Zhi, waiting for him to answer.
But Li Zhixue became smarter and just looked at Li Lingyue dotingly without saying anything.
Li Lingyue pouted and was about to leave his arms, so Li Zhi had no choice but to ask: "How?"
The pretty Li Lingyue immediately smiled and said: "The hen didn't have time to get off, clucking."
So Li Lingyue was angrily pulled by Wu Mei and was scolded. Someone listened to the scolding voice in Penglai Hall and looked around with a guilty conscience. Fortunately, no one else saw him.
So he looked at Yang Wu and Lian Tie beside him: "How about we go back? Today seems not a good time to visit our father and mother..."
"Get in here!" Wu Mei's voice sounded inside. A bear-like figure stood under the window. It was difficult for Wu Mei not to see her.
So "Gou Xiong" could only smile, and walked into the warm Penglai Hall accompanied by Yang Wu and Lian Tie.
"My son has met his father and his mother, and what about that? If nothing happens, I'll leave first. Suddenly I remembered that there are still a lot of things to deal with in Shangshu Province." Li Hong chuckled and turned around to leave. people.
"You are lying, mother, and the emperor is lying. As long as he smiles like that, he is probably lying." Li Lingyue ran two steps quickly, regardless of the coldness on Li Hong's body who had just walked in from the cold wind. He hugged a leg covered in fur and refused to let go.
Wu Mei was unmoved, with a sneer on her lips. She didn't know when she got up, but she had a feather duster in her hand: "Don't eat too much when eating, as eating too much is a waste of money. Don't drink freshly boiled water, or it will burn your mouth." . Don’t eat too many eggs in one day. If you eat too much, the hen won’t be able to lay them. Is this what you taught me?”
Wu Mei suppressed a smile as she recounted Li Lingyue's witticism just now. She really couldn't figure out how he came up with all this? And how did you come up with those poems that can be passed down through the ages? Ever since he was a kid, there seemed to be nothing he couldn't do!
Even if you really don't understand and only know fallacies, he can still tell you a lot of plausible but absolutely fallacious truths.
But as soon as Wu Mei finished speaking, before Li Hong had time to speak, Li Lingyue, who was holding his legs, started talking in chatterous mode again.
"Mother, the emperor also taught me to recite Zhuangzi's "Xiaoyaoyou", but it is different from what Mr. Guozijian taught me." Li Lingyue dragged one of Li Hong's legs and walked to Wu Mei, raising her little face again Ask for praise.
When Li Hong heard the chatterbox's words, he could only sigh speechlessly in his heart, "You cheating brother, Li Lingyue is deliberately trying to cheat him. Is that Zhuangzi's "Xiaoyaoyou" that he taught her?"
At this moment, Li Hong had the urge to cry and stay away from Li Lingyue. At least he couldn't teach Li Lingyue randomly in the future, otherwise he would be tricked to death by her sooner or later.
Hearing Li Lingyue's words, not only Wu Mei was curious, but also Li Zhi, who was calm on the side, was curious and asked: "You said that the emperor taught you to recite "Xiaoyaoyou"? Zhuang Zhou's "Xiaoyaoyou" can't be recited by himself. , can I still teach you?”
In this era, if you cannot memorize everything, you will not teach others, because it does not show that you are knowledgeable, but that you are uneducated. But if this view is applied to Li Hong, is it useful? Definitely not!
Wu Mei's face dropped sharply like the temperature outside. She looked at the unaware Li Lingyue with a cold expression, and said calmly: "Then you should recite "Xiaoyaoyou" to your mother, which your imperial brother taught you to recite."
Li Hong felt that the feather duster in Wu Mei's hand made him dizzy. He wanted to take the feather duster and put it away, but was frightened by Wu Mei's demonstration and took his hand back. However, he also kept a sufficient distance, so the feather duster would not fall all of a sudden. greeted him.
"Yes, father and mother, I will recite it to you right now." Li Lingyue said seriously.
"What do you need to memorize? Just a few sentences and you don't need to memorize them. My father and mother know each other better than my brother. You just don't have to do the same thing."
"Why are you stopping her! Let her carry as much as she can!" There was enough anger brewing in Wu Mei's voice that someone could not help but tremble.
"Yes, Father and Queen, please listen carefully: there is a fish in the North Ming Dynasty, its name is Kun. Kun is so big that it cannot be stewed in one pot. If it turns into a bird, its name is Peng. Peng is so big that it takes two Put more salt on one grill and less spicy on the other..."
"Li Hong..." Wu Mei gritted her teeth, wishing she could tear His Highness alive.
(End of chapter)