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The old man smiled, with kind wrinkles at the corners of his eyes: "Okay." After speaking, he looked at Liu Zao's expression, and said casually: "Thank you, it has also gone through three dynasties, and you have meritorious service in supporting you. Although you love power , control the government, but there has never been any corruption. If one day, the government is returned to you, you should be more tolerant, and you should not pursue it too much."

Liu Zao was puzzled, not knowing why his grandmother would speak for Xie Xiang.Xie Xiang detained her in the mansion to control her. Grandmother should be very resentful. How could she turn around and speak for her?

But she didn't show any doubts at all, and smiled obediently: "Listen to you."

Only then did the old man pat her hand and told her to go back to the palace quickly.

Chapter 39

Liu Zao returned to the palace and put away the cloak he had worn from the Xiangfu.The next day, in the name of returning the clothes, he summoned Xie Yi again.Xie Yi took the cloak and withdrew it.

Liu Zao wanted to talk to her more, but Xie Yi didn't seem to want to talk to her more, and she was busy right now, so she had to give up for now.

She negotiated with the Queen Mother and freed the Da Si Nong, who was in the hands of Liang Ji, to the emperor.Liu Zao needs to appoint someone to take over the position of Da Si Nong.

She doesn't have many pawns in total, and there are very few pawns who can make great use of them, so she can't help but ask Li Wen for advice.Li Wen was also a veteran minister of the three dynasties, he had already occupied the position of You Fufeng during Emperor Wu, there were not a few people who made good friends with him, and he considered how many people he would advise the emperor.

Liu Zao thought about it for himself, considered all aspects, and discussed with Li Wen and others, and finally decided on the new Da Si Nong in the court three days later.

Da Si Nong is in charge of the world's wealth and goods, and has jurisdiction over Taicang, Junshu, Pingzhun, Dunei, and Jitian Wulingcheng.The appointment of the position of the chief minister is not enough to take all the power into his hands. Liu Zao still has to watch and subdue all the five ministers.

After the court, the little emperor left first, and when His Majesty left the palace, the ministers from the palace filed out.

Autumn was thick and the cold wind was chilling, Xie Yi walked in the front, followed by two ministers, Liang Ji was two steps behind, and when he stepped down the jade steps, he stepped up a little to the open place, and came to Xie Yi's side, Said: "Your Majesty can order more and more people, but Taifu Xie is not in a hurry?"

The prime minister is an official position, and the Taifu is a title, both of which are honorable.Since Xie Yi paid homage to the Grand Tutor, some people also changed their name to the Grand Tutor.

Seeing that it was him, Xie Yi also gave him some face, stopped and said, "Phoenix feathers are rare, there are very few of them, so why be afraid of them?"

Liang Ji looked at her, as if to see if she was really not in a hurry, or if she had ulterior motives.But Xie Yi was so easy for him to see, Liang Ji paused, and walked slowly, while walking, he said: "It's strange to say, everything that His Majesty does seems to be full of difficulties, but In the end, she always gets it done."

Take the matter of the imperial concubine as an example, the emperor threatened the position of imperial concubine, and Prime Minister Xie expressed the intention of pushing his nephew to the position.Because the two agreed together, he gave in.

He originally thought that even if he let Da Sinong come out, His Majesty would benefit and not be appointed as a consort, how could Xie Yi be so easy to get along with here?If she had to ask the emperor to choose a son-in-law, it would not be so easy for the emperor to refuse.There must be a dispute between the two.Unexpectedly, she did not say a word today, and let the emperor get the benefits and settle the matter.

Liang Ji was very sensitive, so he felt something was wrong when he saw this, and came to test Xie Yi. She had reached some kind of deal with the emperor in private, or the two had joined forces to push him and the queen mother out of the court.

Xie Yi was calm and perfunctory: "The Empress Dowager can't calmly control what Your Majesty wants to do. Liang Cheqi came to ask me, but I didn't know what to say."

As he spoke, he walked away.

Xie Yi was so calm, which made Liang Ji feel that he was overthinking.

Liang Ji was already suspicious, and Liu Zao was even more suspicious.Especially what her grandmother said that day made her doubtful.And just like what Liang Ji said, no matter what she wanted to do, Xie Xiang didn't hinder her, or obstructed, but she was not very persistent, and in the end she made her wish.

When Liu Zao thought about it like this, his heart felt faintly hot.She is different from Liang Ji, Liang Ji was suspicious of her teaming up, and he was only suspicious, but she knew that she and Prime Minister Xie had never mentioned the matter of dealing with the Queen Mother together.That's it, Xie Xiang still helped her again and again intentionally or unintentionally.

No matter how slow Liu Zao was, he also found it strange.She repeatedly recalled what her grandmother said, why would her grandmother persuade her to be tolerant to Mrs. Xie?She must know something.

And why did Xie Xiang help her?

Liu Zao couldn't figure it out.

Liu Zao was practicing in the school field this day.She selected more than [-] young ladies from the minister's family, all of whom were young at the age of fourteen or fifteen, to study the Six Arts with her as companions.

She was getting busy day by day, so most of the time, she was learning how to ride horses with her companions. Today, when she was free, she also went to the school grounds to stretch her muscles.

The accompanying readers are all daughters of famous families, who know the six arts, know how to ride and she, and also love elegant opera and Cuju.They are studying on weekdays, and no one avoids them to learn, so after riding a she, they are very relaxed, and today they enjoy playing Cuju on the school grounds.

Liu Zao came quietly, and no one was notified in advance, so when she arrived, there was a lot of applause and exclamation in the school grounds, and more than ten young ladies in the field surrounded her and bowed, running to intercept her.

Everyone was watching the field intently, but no one noticed that the emperor was coming.

Liu Zao didn't make a sound, but quietly walked forward and looked at it for a while.The accompanying readers are highly skilled, and I think they must often gather in one place for the joy of Cuju on weekdays, passing people around, blocking and robbing, and they all cooperate with each other, and they have a tacit understanding.

Liu Zao was fascinated for a moment, she knew how to play Cuju, and she had played it once, so she knew the secret of it.It just occurred to her suddenly that the method of Cuju and the art of war also have something in common.When soldiers go to the battlefield, they also need to cooperate tacitly and obey the dispatch in order to win.

Emperor Wu built the Habayashi Guard, can she also build an army to protect the safety of the holy driver?

It's just that if this is the case, the accompanying readers in front of me may not be expected.They are all the daughters of important ministers, and even if they want to be officials, they are mostly noble civilians, and they cannot do the work of enlisting in the army.

Just as she was thinking, the field stopped suddenly, and a little lady fell to the ground and was injured.A medical officer had already rushed into the arena and carried her out.

It's just that the injury shouldn't be serious, the companion smiled and waved his hand, indicating that it's okay.Liu Zao made a careful identification and recognized that this was Li Wen's grandson, named Li Lin.

"Ah Li is injured and needs to be replaced." Someone shouted loudly.

Liu Zao smiled when he heard the words, stepped forward, and said, "I will take her place, can I?"

As soon as the voice fell, the field suddenly fell silent.Everyone turned their heads and looked over, only to realize that an emperor had mixed in among them at some point.

The accompanying readers saluted in a hurry, making a mess on the field.

Liu Zao came to Li Lin, bent over and extended his hand to her.Li Lin gave a soft "ah", blushed for some reason, and put her hand carefully into Liu Zao's.

Liu Zao was stunned for a moment, then laughed again: "I want your forehead strap."

Cuju is divided into two teams. They are distinguished by the color of their forehead belts, one side is black, and the other side is vermilion.Li Lin's head is vermilion.

Li Lin's already blushing face was burning like fire, she hurriedly withdrew her hand and took off the forehead band, put it in Liu Zao's hand, and whispered: "Be careful, Your Majesty, take care of the Eucharist."

When playing Cuju, it is inevitable that there will be bruises. They are injured, and it is enough to rest for a day or two, but Your Majesty is different.

Liu Zao nodded and went to the field, but this scene happened to fall into Xie Yi's eyes.

Xie Yi came here by summons, once he arrived here, seeing the commotion in the venue, he stood aside and did not make a sound.

When His Majesty came to the field, he was like a warrior, very brave.She is very familiar with cuju, whether she stops on one foot or hooks after jumping, she can do it very beautifully.

At first, the companions were worried about her status as the emperor, and they all passed on Ju to her, but the other side didn't dare to stop her, allowing her to kick Ju into the door.

But gradually, with the more intense drumbeats, the accompanying readers became involved.Regarding Cuju, there has always been a saying "not to be close, not to be private", not to mention, they are all young girls who are full of vigor and beauty.

After Liu Zao finished the game, he was sweating profusely and out of breath, but he felt very happy.The accompanying readers also felt a lot closer to His Majesty, and surrounded her to the viewing platform.

Only then did Liu Zao see Xie Yi coming.

She couldn't help speeding up her steps, and walked to Xie Yi's side.When the accompanying readers saw the prime minister and the ceremony, they withdrew one after another.

Liu Zao took a sip of clear water, Fang smiled and said, "I don't know that the Prime Minister has come, so let the Prime Minister wait for a long time." She was still sweating on her forehead, and wiped it casually with her sleeve, her clear eyes were extraordinarily bright. Said, "I just hit that one, did you play well?"

In the last goal, she made a great contribution. She cooperated with the screen and her body skills were all at the pinnacle.

Xie Yi saw it all, and praised her: "Your Majesty's movements are very handsome."

Liu Zao suddenly smiled brighter, with crooked eyes and a slightly flushed face from sweat, he was really innocent and cute.Xie Yi couldn't help but feel soft-hearted, looked at her twice more, and then asked: "Why did His Majesty summon the ministers here?"