When Su Wei rushed into the Houde Hall and escorted Yu Fan away, Yu Fan looked calm, without any panic, as if he had been invited, and left the Houde Hall in a swagger. Liu Xi was so angry that he even took the food on the table.
I can't stand it any longer. It's because I'm so kind that these people dare to say anything and even plan for me. This makes Liu Xi a little intolerable.
Liu Xi didn't think about this anymore. There were many talents in the Di Bao Mansion. Chen Lin and others could take over Hua Xiong's position. There was no need to worry about these things at all. Liu Xi finished his meal and went on to correct Man Chong's memorial. As for
Late at night, his eyes were a little blurry. He had just put down the documents. Qi Yue stood at the door, waiting. The emperor walked out of the Houde Hall and walked towards the back hall.
Entering the main hall, the queen had already coaxed the little one to sleep. When she saw the emperor walking in, she did not say anything for fear of waking the little one up. Liu Xi sat aside exhausted, her whole body ached and her whole body was numb.
After softening, the queen walked to his side, helped him, and took off his clothes, leaving only the dirty clothes. Liu Xi lowered his head and closed his eyes.
"Your Majesty..." Queen Lu called out and gently helped him rub her temples. Liu Xi put her hand on the back of his neck, and the queen gently rubbed the back of his neck again. Liu Xi twisted
My head was numb and I seemed to feel better.
Since marrying the emperor, this has become normal for Empress Lu. The emperor will get up very early every day, and before she even opens her eyes, she will leave here and go to Houde Hall at noon and evening.
, it was difficult for the family to have a meal together, because the emperor was too busy, and she saw that he was so diligent but could not help her, which made the queen feel very uncomfortable.
Sometimes, the queen really wanted to scold all the ministers in the temple to her face, asking them what they did for food, why the king of a country was so tired, and where were the ministers?
Liu Xi did not appear so tired at first. When he first ascended the throne, he was still extremely energetic. Every day he walked into the Houde Hall with a smile and told Empress Lu interesting things in the temple. The two often laughed and laughed.
Laughing, I found it extremely interesting, but as the days went by, Liu Xi seemed to be increasingly unable to bear such fatigue. He walked into the Hall of Houde so weakly all day long that he was so tired that he couldn't even lift his head.
.
Liu Xi's appearance really made Empress Lu feel distressed.
Liu Xi slowly raised his head, looked at the sleeping little guy, and asked, "Why did he go to bed so early today?"
"I must be tired from taking him around the palace today..."
"Queen...."
"kindness?"
"I'm so tired too..."
"I know, Your Majesty..." Queen Lu said, gently placing her head on Liu Xi's shoulder. Liu Xi put his head on her face and closed his eyes.
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next day
Sikongfu
Hua Xin went out early in the morning and rushed to Sikong's door. Yesterday, after coming out of Houde Hall, he arrived at Sikong's Mansion, but after waiting for nearly two ministers, he failed to see Sikong.
Everyone in the mansion did not know where Sikong was, which was very puzzling. Until late at night, they could not wait for Sikong to return to the mansion. Hua Xin was helpless. This was the first time that he hated the abolition of the curfew so much!
As a result, Hua Xin rushed to the door of Sikong Mansion at Chenshi today, not giving Sikong a chance to leave.
After knocking on the door of Sikong Mansion, Hua Xin only waited for a moment, and then a servant came out. The servant opened the door, bowed to Hua Xin, and then asked: "My father-in-law, what are your orders?"
Hua Xin asked, "I came to see Liu Sikong. I wonder if Sikong is here?"
"Sikong is not here... My father-in-law, I'd better come back later!" the slave said, cupping his hands, but Hua Xin almost jumped up in anger. He looked at the slave in front of him angrily and said: "Yesterday I
I've been waiting here for a long time, and Sikong didn't know, so he didn't get to see the top, so that's fine, but today, he should know that I'm looking for him, so how can he still go out? "
"What's more, it's just dawn, where can Sikong go? Could it be that he is avoiding me on purpose? I came on the emperor's order and delayed important things. Even Sikong will be punished!", Hua Xin
He said forcefully, and the servant in front of him looked distressed and said, "My lord, I'm sorry, it's not that Sikong is hiding away. He went to have breakfast... so he's not here."
"Dinner?? The Sikong Mansion in Nuoda doesn't even have a meal?? You have to go out to eat?? You are fooling me!" Hua Xin was furious and said: "I will go to Houde Hall now
, Report to Sikong! "As he said that, he was about to leave. The servant quickly stopped in front of him and said with a wry smile: "I don't dare to deceive you. If you don't believe me, you can go and see for yourself..."
"Sikong often goes to a restaurant in the east of the city... When we go to the east of the city, turn left at Jimin Mansion, and you will see an alley entrance, Sikong should be there!", the servant said, remembering
What, he suddenly said: "By the way, Sikong always wears casual clothes, and it is not easy for him to show himself to others. I hope he will not tell anyone." Hua Xin was half-believed and doubtful when he heard the slave's words.
My burly Sikong and the dignified three gentlemen still have to eat on the street??
However, there is no need for this slave to deceive him. He can just go to the street and take a look. If Sikong is not there, he can go to the Hall of Houde to impeach him.
Hua Xin thought to himself, got on the carriage, and drove slowly towards the place the slave said.
In Wang Ji's meat porridge shop, Liu Bei was in a happy mood. He was eating meat porridge and watching the daily life of the people on the street. There was a smile on his lips. As he was watching, a carriage suddenly stopped opposite. He was chopping meat.
Lao Wangtou was always looking around with vigilance. When he suddenly saw this carriage, he was startled and whispered: "If anything happens, everyone should leave first. We will pay for the meal tomorrow."
Liu Bei and others nodded.
Hua Xin got out of the carriage and took a look at it. Hey, Sikong was really sitting there, wearing those clothes. If he didn’t look carefully, he would have thought that he was an old farmer from somewhere. He couldn’t see the aura of wealth at all. Hua Xin
Xin thought to himself and walked straight towards him. When he saw Hua Xin, Liu Bei frowned and thought for a moment before remembering who he was.
The two of them were ministers of the same court. What's more, Liu Bei had met this person before because of the issue of the ownership of the official academy, and finally he belonged to Situ. Yesterday, Liu Bei had a busy day and returned to the mansion to hear that Hua
When Xin came to visit, he thought about his purpose, but he didn't think of the reason. He didn't expect that these guys would chase him here.
In the fearful eyes of Old Wangtou, Hua Xin came to Liu Bei, saluted Liu Bei, and said just now: "Brother, so you are here!" Liu Bei nodded, and Old Wangtou who was about to escape beside him said
Then he stopped and wiped the sweat from his forehead. It turned out to be the younger brother of the third child. No, this man looked older than him. Besides, weren't they the third brother?
Before Liu Bei could speak, someone suddenly said: "Ah, Shiro is here, come and sit down!"
Hua Xin was stunned and looked beside Liu Bei. At this look, Hua Xin's legs went weak and he almost fell down. Oh my god, isn't this the Situ of the current Dynasty? And the Taiwei of the current Dynasty?!
From their names, Hua Xin understood what they were thinking, so he bowed and said: "Greetings to the eldest brother, second...third brother?"
"You are really weird. You don't even know the ranking of your own brother?" Lao Wang muttered. Cao Cao smiled and said, "He was adopted to someone else when he was a child. It's normal that he doesn't remember. Lao Wang Head, give my fourth brother a bowl of food..."
Hua Xin sat down carefully. Cao Cao looked at him with a smile. Liu Bei's face was serious and could not be seen as cloudy. Sun Jian's eyes were even more scrutinizing, as if he felt that he had ulterior motives for coming. Looking at Liu Bei, he didn't even notice that the three great men of the Han Dynasty were all sitting here. Compared with these three, his official position was still far behind. Sitting together, he felt even more stressed.
"Si...well...brother, I came to you because of some important matters...it was the one from the north who asked me to come."
Hua Xin looked at Liu Bei and whispered.
Liu Bei nodded and said, "Let's eat something and let's talk about this..." Hua Xin immediately agreed. Old Wang had porridge on his head. Looking at the four of them, he couldn't help but shake his head, "I have lived for such a long time. I have never seen such strange brothers as you, with no similar appearance or height...forget it..." Old Wangtou seemed to have noticed something, but he didn't say anything more.
Cao Cao just smiled, ate meat porridge, looked at Hua Xin beside him, and asked with a smile: "Fourth brother, what's the matter? Do you need to come to Erlang in person?"
"Well, I don't know what the three brothers know. It is said that official schools and Taixue will charge money. In the future, higher education institutions will charge extra money, especially Taixue, which may not be able to be paid by ordinary people... Of course "There is still support for the poor people. In addition, government schools will also charge fees starting from this year. Maybe the three brothers don't know?" Hua Xin asked.
When Hua Xin said this, the three of them immediately understood his purpose.
Cao Cao squinted his eyes and asked, "That person seems to think this is a good thing?"
Before Sun Jian could speak, Liu Bei happily slapped his knee and shouted: "Great! This should have been done a long time ago!" Seeing Liu Bei's appearance, Old Wang in the distance was confused and stared. His eyes widened and he asked: "How do you feel? Is it okay to collect money? Don't you have children at home?" Liu Bei cleared his throat and said: "Old Wangtou, you don't know, this official education matter is so important The national treasury is almost out of money..."
"I heard that the temple wants to help the victims in some places, but they have no money. What's more, these young children enter the government school for free. They don't cherish such an opportunity at all and don't care at all. I think if there is a fee, , even if they continue not to care, as parents, they will definitely care, what do you think?"
Liu Bei asked, and Lao Wangtou was silent for a moment, nodded, and said: "That's right. The first two of my three children refused to go to school. I didn't supervise them properly, so they ended up where they are now. As for those Taixue, huh, no amount is too much, and ordinary children won’t be able to get in anyway!”, he said, suddenly glanced at Hua Xin, and then refused to speak.
In his opinion, the people who came in the carriage were certainly not ordinary people. The old Wangtou was a little uneasy after he spoke so fast and said those words just now.
Liu Bei still seemed quite excited. He very much agreed with the decision made by His Majesty. He was the only one here who knew how much money the official education cost the treasury. Seeing his appearance, Cao Cao shook his head with disdain.
It's really embarrassing for the Third Master to be unable to be more steady at his age. He shook his head and said, "Second brother, just listen to these things and forget about it. You have to be more steady."
"Brother, you don't know something. I heard... the treasury's annual expenditure on government education is more than 200 million yuan!"
"What?!" Cao Cao almost jumped up, his eyes widened, showing no signs of stability.