I am the cook, but I am Li Er's son-in-law

But slander belongs to slander, Li Shimin's explanation, Wei Zheng didn't open his mouth to stop him.

Imperial power and official power are never a fixed pattern, and have something to do with each emperor's ability, situation, and even luck.

For example, Hu Hai belongs to the kind of emperor whose imperial power is suppressed.

And like Li Shimin, he belonged to the kind of emperor whose imperial power firmly suppressed the official power. From ancient times to the present, it is difficult to find another emperor like Li Shimin who can suppress the entire court just by relying on his personal ability.

This also creates a problem.

That is Li Shimin's desire to control more exaggeratedly.

Except for Wei Zheng, who was allowed by Li Shimin as a special case in the court, Li Shimin only thought that they belonged to him, not that there were any factions.

Even Zhou Xiaosan was brought out by Yin Xuan.

Even if he admires Yin Xuan very much.

"If Zhou Xiaosan chose the store." Wei Zheng still frowned, shook his head and said softly, "Did you tell the store your Majesty's identity?"

It's not impossible.

They had read all of Zhou Xiaosan's files, so he had to be given a thumbs up and praised as a good guy - but it was also because of this that he was a straight minded person.

To him, Yin Xuan was no less than a mentor. With Zhou Xiaosan's temperament, it was hard to make people think that he would not choose to side with Yin Xuan.

Li Shimin glanced at Wei Zheng: "Although I'm in a hurry, I'm not shameless."

"If Zhou Xiaosan still chooses the store, that's a good thing."

"Just right, let him know my identity, and see how he treats me after that."

No matter what Zhou Xiaosan chooses in the end, Li Shimin will not lose money if he pays himself.

Several little old men nodded thoughtfully.

Zhou Xiaosan lived comfortably. As soon as the matter of the former Sui and old ministers was known, the Wuzhishan that was buckled on his body was removed from the gold lettering. In addition, he was an outsider to Dali Temple, except Dianmao, who had nothing to do every day.

Even encouraged a few people to order hot pot in the house.Every night, after he came out of the restaurant, he took it out.

Tripe, meat slices, fish fillets.
The charcoal fire lasts for a lifetime, and the whole room only has the spicy smell of hot pot.

On this day, a few people in the room were eating hot pot. A chief bookkeeper opened the door and walked in, with a respectful attitude, he said softly to the outsider: "Zhou Sicheng is in the room, he is working very hard."

Before he finished speaking, the head bookkeeper caught a glimpse of the scene in the room, his face turned green.

He just finished talking about Xiaosan Zhou.

He never expected that he was stabbed in the back by Zhou Xiaosan.

It's still working hours, and this group of people actually eat hot pot in the house?Why don't you take him with you?
"It's okay, the big thing is over, and some leisure time is a matter of course." The provincial official outside the door stepped in, looked at the boiling hot pot, a little dumb, shook his head after a while, and made up for the group of them Come back, "Zhou Sicheng, I am here this time to convey the order of His Majesty and the province."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of yellow silk from his bosom and read it.

The door ordered, still a lot of Rory's long-winded.

Zhou Xiaosan couldn't listen to these literary things, but he didn't miss the key content.

Generally speaking, he was promoted to the Ministry of Punishments before he was able to take up his position as a minister of the temple.

From today onwards, he will be a high-ranking official who can go to court in an upright manner.

The eyes of several other people in the room were red.

Looking at Zhou Xiaosan, jealousy rushed out with the heat of the hot pot.

They were also eye-opening.

In two years, a delinquent who had just been released from prison rose steadily and was promoted to be a doctor of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, although this official position is still not very big.

Both the Ministry of Punishment and the Dali Temple are institutions of the legal system. Although the specific responsibilities are different, there are many similarities.

That's all there is to power.

If the Ministry of Punishment takes more, Dali Temple will lose a few points.

Therefore, these two departments are destined to be strong and weak.

In Datang, Dali Temple has more functions.

Langzhong and Dali Sizheng are the same officials from the fifth rank, but their functions are different. The doctor of the Ministry of Punishment can only handle cases below the seventh rank, and his power is not even as good as Zhou Xiaosan's previous Si Cheng.

But... it can't be calculated like this.

Shangshu Province is divided into six departments, and the six departments are divided into 24 divisions, each with four divisions.The chief officer of each division is called Langzhong, and the deputy is called Yuanwailang.

That is
Zhou Xiaosan used to be an official who followed orders, but now he has become the one who gives orders—although he is only a small criminal department.

But considering that Zhou Xiaosan has just passed [-] years old and has come to this point, it can only be said that the future is promising.

Zhou Xiaosan was very surprised.

He suddenly thought of what Da Lang said to him a few days ago. Didn't Da Lang hit the mark at this time?Sure enough, he was promoted again.

He wanted to go to the restaurant to announce the good news to Yin Xuan.

But...he couldn't spare this time.

The decree that came in the afternoon, the preparation of tomorrow's court uniform, and some other precautions took up all of Zhou Xiaosan's time.

On the next day, before dawn, he would get up, put on his court clothes, and rush to Zhuquemen.

At the first court meeting, he didn't dare to be presumptuous.

After passing by, there were not many officials in front of Suzaku's gate, so he stood honestly under the guidance of the eunuch.Suddenly, he moved his nose and smelled a familiar fragrance.

This.
Isn't this the aroma of Dalang's buns and fried dough sticks?

How could it be smelled at Suzaku Gate, or on this occasion?Is it because I am too hungry to hallucinate?Or is it that the steamed stuffed buns and deep-fried dough sticks from the shop can spread the fragrance from Huaizhen Square to Zhuquemen?
He raised his head and followed the source of the fragrance.

Being blocked by someone, he couldn't see very clearly, but he could vaguely see a few little old men holding buns and deep-fried dough sticks. Are they the people in the restaurant who are suspected of being the Duke?

Zhou Xiaosan's expression turned serious, and he became serious.

Following the eunuch's decree, all the officials entered the court, went to the palace, and paid homage to the emperor. Zhou Xiaosan raised his head, only glanced at Li Shimin, and almost cried out in shock.

Who did he see?
Why does the person sitting on the dragon chair look so much like my Dalang's future father-in-law?

He raised his hand, rubbed his eyes, and took a closer look.It's not just like, it's just me.

Li Shimin paid attention to Zhou Xiaosan's reaction, this kind of behavior made him very satisfied, and his mood became much higher.

Zhou Xiaosan's heart is like a mess.

Feeling that the person who was disliked by his own Dalang, who scolded the court in front of him, is actually the current emperor of Datang?