The conversation between Zhao Pu and Song Qi ended in an unhappy ending. Song Qi left in frustration after leaving some official documents that needed to be cross-reviewed.
The ideas and styles of the two are completely different. Song Qi has her own ethics and persistence. She stays in her position, pursues her politics, and worries about her country.
After this conversation, Song Qi became more convinced that although the two of them had similar experiences, they were not the same person after all. Zhao Pu was smart and capable, but in Song Qi's view, he still catered to the emperor's ideas too much.
Although Zhao Pu was a bit disgraced by Song Qi and felt unhappy, he still conducted his official duties calmly and looked particularly carefully at some of the documents handed over by Song Qi.
"Ms. sir!" Hu Zan, a member of the Zhongshu House, gave Zhao Pu a new cup of tea.
When Zhao Pu entered the Political Affairs Hall, he naturally had to promote his cronies, which not only made it easier to do things, but also made it easier to control. There were four people in the Political Affairs Hall, and Hu Zan was one of them. He had followed Zhao Pu for many years. He was a Jinshi and was trained properly.
It was very easy for him to get promoted.
"What's the matter?" Zhao Pu was satisfied with Hu Zan's diligent and humble performance. He put down his affairs, took the tea cup, took a sip, and asked.
Hu Zan immediately reported in a low voice: "Prime Minister Song wrote a memorial and sent it to the camp immediately!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Pu immediately reacted, shook his head, and sighed helplessly: "Why is this Song Qi so stubborn and determined to disobey his superiors?"
Hu Zan's eyes flashed with shrewd light, and he said: "In the past few days, Prime Minister Song has repeatedly made excuses and dejected remarks. He is not optimistic about the Northern Expedition. He is blatantly defying the imperial edict, going against the will of his superiors, and deceiving people...
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Hearing Hu Zan's pointed words, Zhao Pu immediately frowned, and just glanced at him to silence him. After thinking for a moment, Zhao Pu said: "I see, if people's hearts are already determined, why worry about being deceived?"
?You ministers, you should put your thoughts away, focus on business, and do your errands attentively, so as not to miss important events!"
"Your Majesty taught you a lesson!" Upon hearing this, Hu Zan's face tightened and he reacted. Zhao Xiangguo seemed not to have that intention and became even more humble.
"In recent days, has there been a lot of discussion at the Central Center?" Zhao Pu asked.
Hu Zan said: "We do have different opinions on the Northern Expedition!"
Zhao Pu's face immediately tightened and became stern, and he said: "Go on, now is the critical moment. Everyone in the central committee should concentrate on running errands. The big discussion has been decided. Don't neglect official duties because of some prejudices and objections! Your Majesty is about to do it.
When you arrive in Beijing, if you see all this commotion, how will you explain it?"
"Yes! I will inform you immediately to come down!" Hu Zan responded immediately.
Emperor Liu was about to return, and he was in the midst of a major war. The various departments and offices of the imperial court were as nervous as if their parents were about to return, and Zhao Pu was the most important among them.
"Ms. sir, I dare to ask this question, what do you think about the Northern Expedition?" After hesitating for a moment, Hu Zan said.
"Why, you also have doubts?" Zhao Pu looked at him.
Hu Zan responded: "To be honest with you, the Song Prime Minister's concerns are difficult to fully agree with, but some of them are indeed appropriate. In the past, whenever there was a major event in the court, your Majesty would summon the ministers and the chief officials of various ministries to brainstorm and discuss together.
Make another decision.
This time, for such a major event as the Northern Expedition, we did not discuss it and directly issued an order to prepare it. It really seems to be going our own way and a bit hasty..."
Listening to his thoughts, Zhao Pu's expression did not change much. He just looked at Hu Zan for a while and then sighed: "How can I not understand what you can see? It's just that in extraordinary times, we do extraordinary things!"
Zhao Pu interrupted what Hu Zan wanted to say and said seriously: "I can only tell you, don't have any psychological burden, and faithfully and thoroughly perform the affairs assigned by His Majesty. As for the rest, don't think too much, it's not your place to think about it.
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"yes!"
After Hu Zan withdrew, Zhao Pu couldn't help but shook his head and sighed. In fact, how could Zhao Pu not have the slightest concern? However, unlike Song Qi, his relationship with Emperor Liu was obviously much closer, and it was also
Learn more about Emperor Liu.
He could feel that Emperor Liu's calculations had been settled and it was extremely difficult to change them. In this case, going against the holy will would probably have no effect and would not please him.
Zhao Pu's attitude is certainly caused by the pressure brought by Emperor Liu's increasingly headstrong character, but also because Zhao Pu has discovered that after more than 20 years of imperial rule, Emperor Liu conquered the world and developed the Han Empire to its current level.
Finally, it seemed that there was no more pursuit.
In addition to the repeatedly mentioned creation of a prosperous age, the only thing left to do is to conquer the Liao Kingdom and eliminate the last powerful enemy of the Han Dynasty. If the emperor loses his goal and loses motivation, it will not be a good thing for the country.
At present, the changes in the Liao Kingdom are a rare opportunity, which can be said to play into Emperor Liu's ambitions. Under such circumstances, what Zhao Pu can do is naturally to provide full assistance and try his best to assist Emperor Liu in achieving the goal of the Northern Expedition.
Like Song Qi, blindly expressing her concerns and showing her concern for the country will not have much effect except to waste more words. On the other hand, in Zhao Pu's view, starting the Northern Expedition is not that risky.
Song Qi and others were worried too much. Although they were a little hasty, if compared with the previous Northern Expedition, the Han Dynasty's national strength was stronger and there were fewer internal and external troubles, so success was not impossible.
It is precisely based on this that Zhao Pu will support and cater to such important military affairs. Zhao Pu will not be rash when it comes to such military and national affairs. He still has the basic responsibilities.
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"Welcome the official family back to the palace!"
Emperor Liu strode into Kunming Hall and saw the queen of the talisman with several concubines, beauties, young princes and princesses who stayed in the palace. Emperor Liu smiled happily and immediately stepped forward to hold up the talisman himself and said
: "I'm finally back!"
"You all get up too!" Emperor Liu waved his dragon robe and said to the others.
"Thank you, Guanjia!"
On the way back to Beijing, there was a large family. In front of the palace, there was also the Yingying Yanyan family. After a few glances, Emperor Liu focused his attention on the little Concubine Fu Hui, and took the fifteenth son Liu Yan from her hand.
He took it, weighed it, and said, "The portion is quite generous. Can you call someone?"
Hearing Emperor Liu describe his son in this way, Xiao Fu didn't hide anything. He frowned and said: "He is less than one year old, and he is babbling!"
Emperor Liu chuckled and turned the young son around in his hands several times, making him giggle. He then returned the little talisman and then said to everyone: "I have returned to the palace and you have all seen it, so don't crowd in the queen's place."
Now, let’s all go back and have a rest!”
After everyone was dismissed, it was time for the intimate communication between the emperor and the empress. After going through so much work, Emperor Liu was really a little tired, so he washed his hands under the care of Da Fu.
"I've been away for more than half a year. Thank you for staying in the palace. Thank you for your hard work! There is no problem in the palace!" Emperor Liu said gently after taking the hot towel squeezed by Da Fu himself.
Dafu Wenliang remained the same and said: "Of course everything is fine in the palace, but you, on the other hand, have traveled far away in the bitter cold and are barren, so you must be in good health!"
"My body is now strong. If it hadn't happened suddenly, I might have arrived at Yumen Pass and brought spring breeze and care to the garrison there..." Emperor Liu straightened his chest, looking very strong.
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Seeing this, Da Fu couldn't help but smile, and then sighed slightly: "You don't have to hide it from me. Spending the winter in Liangzhou will be very difficult for your legs!"
Emperor Liu's expression changed and he said: "Who is spreading gossip?"
"Why, you still accuse me of snooping for information about you?" Da Fu looked directly at Emperor Liu.
The big phoenix eyes were so menacing that Emperor Liu avoided his gaze and said with a chuckle: "I'm just afraid you'll be worried! Even though my legs are chronically ill, it might as well be a big deal!"
He took off Emperor Liu's shoes and socks, put his feet in the basin, and rubbed his feet himself. Da Fu said, "What did you ask me about just now? If you think about it carefully, there are really several things!"
"Is there anything you can't handle directly?" Emperor Liu looked surprised.
Da Fu said: "Liu Jia, Liu Jian and Liu Yun's marriage has been delayed for a long time. Liu Yun is almost seventeen years old!"
"Liu Yun is still young, so there is no rush to get married!" Emperor Liu reacted immediately: "However, it seems that the two sisters Liu Jia and Liu Jian are ready for engagement. Do you have any suitable candidates?"
Emperor Liu now has eight daughters. The eldest daughter Liu Jia and the second daughter Liu Jian were both born in the sixth year of Qianyou. They are already of marriageable age. In addition, Emperor Liu's previous expressions have attracted the attention of the heroes and nobles.
"This matter is not decided by me alone!" Da Fu looked at Emperor Liu.
Emperor Liu nodded, thought for a while, and said: "My princess cannot marry some wealthy playboy. You are the queen, so you should choose first!"
Da Fu had no objection to this and added: "Does the palace need to prepare for the Jiaqing Festival next month?"
"There will be important events in the imperial court, so I have no intention of doing so, but let's talk about it next year!" Emperor Liu said directly. His thoughts were on the Northern Expedition and he did not want to spend more on his birthday.