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Liu Xie sighed. "Cai Lingshi, I know that this is very difficult. It is even more difficult if you are a woman. But is there anything easy in this world? Mencius said: Born in adversity, die in peace. If everyone is afraid of difficulties, Indulging in ease, where does Zhongxing come from, where does peace come from? The great man has fallen to this point, isn't it because the scholar-bureaucrats who should have taken on important responsibilities are full of food all day long, doing nothing, only sitting and talking about the way, and not willing to get up and do it?"

Cai Yan blushed, speechless.

"Everyone has the right to choose. If you don't want to do something difficult, I can't force you." Liu Xie's face gradually became serious. "However, if you make a choice, you will have to bear the corresponding consequences. If there will be another war in the future, and Shandong will be plundered again, don't blame the court for not working hard. I gave you a chance, but you don't want it, and you don't want to embarrass it."

Cai Yan was sweating profusely, but her body was shaking uncontrollably.

She understood what Liu Xie meant, and she also remembered the tragedy of her hometown being plundered by Xiliang soldiers, and the unbearable years.

Liu Xie paused, and said lightly: "Okay, I'm tired, you go back and rest first."

"Wei." Cai Yan responded tremblingly, and stepped back from the big tent.

The historian who was in charge of recording daily notes was writing in such a hurry that he didn't even dare to lift his head.

Liu Xie got up, took two steps back and forth, picked up Cao Cao's upper watch, turned around and left the tent, and came to the harem.

Although it has not been decided to move the capital to Chang'an, Weiyang Palace has already been used.When Dong Zhuo moved his capital to Chang'an before, some repairs were carried out here, which was of a rough scale.It doesn't take too much trouble to come back now, just tidy up a little bit.

The only troublesome place is Jiaofangdian.

Jiaofangdian is the exclusive residence of the queen.Before Liu Xie did not establish a queen, no one was qualified to live in the Jiaofang Palace, and it was useless to clean it up.Later, Fu Shou became the queen, but returning to the east was already on the agenda, so naturally he was not in the mood to clean up.

Coming back this time, Jiaofangdian finally came in handy, and Fushou moved in.

Xun Wenqian and others were supposed to live in Yeting, but Liu Xie asked Xun Wenqian and others to live in a side hall near Jiaofang Hall on the grounds that Yeting was in disrepair.Several halls are not far away, so it is very convenient to come and go.

When Liu Xie came to Jiaofang Hall, Fushou was talking to Xun Wenqian.Liu Tai was wearing a thick winter coat, round like a ball, and was toddling with the help of a nanny.Not long after his first birthday, he started to walk and made rapid progress.

Seeing Liu Xie coming in, Liu Tai pushed the nanny away, opened his arms, and rushed towards Liu Xie crookedly.

Liu Xie quickly squatted down, conveniently put the document under his arm, and hugged Liu Tai.

Liu Tai grinned his toothless mouth and let out a crisp laugh.This laughter soothed the depression in Liu Xie's heart, blew away the dark clouds covering his heart, and brightened his mood.

In an instant, Liu Xie forgot that he was only 17 years old, and forgot about the great cause of ZTE. The soul of the old man hidden deep in his heart was awakened, his eyes were full of enjoyment of family life, and his face was filled with a bright smile.

Fu Shou and Xun Wenqian got up, felt the warmth in Liu Xie's eyes, and couldn't help smiling at each other.

Recently, Liu Xie is worried about state affairs, and rarely smiles so happily.

In the next second, a document fell from Liu Xie's ribs and floated in front of Xun Wenqian.

Xun Wenqian glanced at the cover, and her eyelids jumped.She squatted down, picked up the document, and handed it to Fushou.

Fu Shou also saw it, held it in his hand, but didn't look at it.

Liu Xie played with Liu Tai for a while before handing him over to the nanny, then turned to look at Fushou and Xun Wenqian.Seeing the document in Fushou's hand, he couldn't help laughing.

"Forget about it. The Shandong war is about to end, and Cao Cao asked to come to court to see him. Do you think it is feasible?"

Fu Shou pursed his lips lightly. "Your Majesty, the harem is not suitable for politics. Your Majesty should ask the ministers about such matters."

"The ministers definitely want to ask, but their minds are now on Sikong's posthumous title, and they are not in the mood to discuss these matters." Liu Xie snorted lightly, and the smile on his face also faded, showing a hint of resentment.

He didn't exaggerate.

For those scholar-bureaucrats, the matter of Cao Cao's visit to court is not worth mentioning compared with Zhang Xi's posthumous fame and interests.

What difference does it make if a villain who has been eunuched and killed innocent people indiscriminately enters the court or not?What awaits him may not be a reward, but more likely to be verbal criticism.

So Cao Cao was also savvy, and didn't say a word about rewards. He just wanted to pay homage to Tianyan, and then follow Yuan Shu's example and defend the country's borders.

Liu Xie could feel the pressure Cao Cao felt, and it was even more real.

If he insisted on going his own way, he might be regarded as an enemy by the scholar-bureaucrats, and then he would be ridiculed face to face, "Emperor Huan Ling can't do it, you are militaristic and trust villains, you are not as good as Emperor Huan Ling."

He saved these scholar-bureaucrats from the brink of greater troubles, but no one may be grateful to him.

Only the suffering experienced by oneself is the real suffering.The scholar-officials who have not been rubbed on the ground by Cao Cao and Cao Pi are still the most proud group of people in this era.

"If that's the case, why don't you wait to talk about it." Xun Wenqian said unhurriedly: "If you enter the court, you can enter the court, and it will save your majesty to go back to Luoyang."

"You don't agree to go back to Luoyang either?"

"When my concubine went to Hedong, she passed through Luoyang." Xun Wenqian said lightly, "Luoyang today is not as good as Chang'an. If it wants to recover, it is inevitable that there will be a lot of construction. Now that the world is initially settled and people's livelihood is dying, it is to rest with the people. At that time, it is not advisable to carry out large-scale construction.”

Liu Xie pondered, noncommittal.

The situation in Luoyang was very bad. Although he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he could imagine it.

But Xun Wenqian meant more than that.Not only did she disapprove of going back to Luoyang, but she didn't even mention going back to Hedong. It can be seen that she actually supported moving the capital to Chang'an, but she didn't make it too clear.

Whether to move the capital to Chang'an is still undecided.For Xun Wenqian, there is an important difference.

If you go back to Hedong and still use Anyi as a temporary capital, Yin Xunyu of Hedong will be the chief minister of Gyeonggi.If the capital is moved to Chang'an, Anyi will lose its status as a temporary capital, and Xun Yu will be an ordinary governor of Hedong.

This may even affect Xun Yu's performance appraisal to a certain extent.

The location of Gyeonggi naturally has bonus points, which is an unspoken rule in officialdom.

But from another point of view, this can also allow Xun Yu to truly become a prefect of a county who is trying out the order of saving fields like Yang Xiu and Chen Gong. He can let go of his hands and feet without having to worry too much.

Of course, Xun Wenqian agreed to transfer Cao Cao away from Yanzhou, it may also be dissatisfied with Cao Cao's previous actions, and wanted to cut off with Cao Cao.

"Then let him come." Liu Xie made a decision. "We'll talk about it when we come."

Fu Shou smiled sweetly and bowed slightly. "Since Your Majesty is not going back to Hedong for the time being, can the concubine request to call the concubine's parents? After all, the concubine has not seen them for a few days. I am not feeling very well recently, and the food and drink are not delicious. If I can see them, Maybe it will improve."

"Are you sick?" Liu Xie was a little worried.

Xun Wenqian smiled. "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the Empress is not sick, she is healthy. Imperial Physician Hua has already checked the pulse, but Your Majesty has been too busy recently to report."

Liu Xie was puzzled. "How can you not be in a hurry for such a big matter?"

Fu Shou covered his mouth with a smile and said, "Physician Hua didn't say whether it was a man or a woman, maybe it was a daughter, Your Majesty, don't be too happy."

Chapter 666

Liu Xie agreed to Fushou's request and ordered Fu Wan to come to Chang'an.

In addition to Fu Wan, Liu Xie issued another edict.Although the discussion on whether to move the capital to Chang'an has not yet come to fruition, he will live in Chang'an for a period of time and has no plan to return to Hedong in the short term.The new year is approaching, and the soldiers whose family members are in Hedong can send letters back to bring the family members to Chang'an to celebrate the new year.

At the same time, Liu Xie issued an order to be a master craftsman to repair and renovate some houses in Chang'an for the families of soldiers to live in during the winter leisure time.In order to avoid too much conscripting labor and excessively disturbing the people, he asked to select some soldiers from the army to work.

Because it was preparing a residence for the upcoming family members of the soldiers, the enthusiasm of the soldiers was high, and they worked in full swing.

The efficiency of the army is high.After half a month, the barracks were ready.

Around the twentieth of the twelfth lunar month, the first group of people who received the news arrived from Hedong.

Xia Houlan rushed to Baqiao to meet his wife.

Since parting from his wife in Hedong, he has not seen his wife for more than a year, let alone his newborn son.He couldn't leave because he was on official business.After the wife just gave birth, it is not suitable to travel long distances, so it has been dragged down.

"Junzheng, is that the carriage?" A servant suddenly called out, pointing to the distance.

Xia Houlan narrowed her eyes and took a closer look, but she still wasn't too sure.

After working as a teaching assistant, he not only had to teach, but also corrected a large number of homework, and his eyesight deteriorated severely.Especially in the distance, it is very blurry.When the carriage was approaching, he saw it clearly and rushed to meet it.

The coachman pulled the reins, and the two horses slowed down, stopping right in front of Xia Houlan.The coachman shook his eyebrows triumphantly, very satisfied with his driving skills.He knocked on the wall of the car with his backhand and shouted loudly: "Madam, here we are. This is your husband, he is really young and promising."

Upon hearing the sound, Mrs. Zhang pushed open the car window and saw Xia Houlan who was rushing towards her with big strides. Before she could speak, her eyes were wet.

"What, what's the matter?" Xia Houlan was a little flustered. "Are you too tired?"

"No, no." Mrs. Zhang wiped her tears while shaking her eyes, staring at Xia Houlan, reluctant to leave for a moment.

"Sister is not tired. This carriage is fast and stable, and the driver's driving skills are even more first-class." Zhen Mi pushed the door and jumped out of the carriage first. "Sister, let's take a look after getting out of the car, don't delay the car owner's business. It's still early, take the guests and rush back, and you can still make it to Xinfeng today. Drink a few glasses of Xinfeng wine and sleep well I feel that I can catch up with another two hundred miles tomorrow."

The boss of the car laughed. "Young gentleman is worthy of being the son of a big businessman. This account is better than mine. All right, just for your words, I don't want the final payment."

"How can it be?" Zhen Mi said, took out a small purse from her sleeve, and threw it to Boss Che. "For the agreed price, you can only pay more, not less. You drove the car well, my sister didn't suffer, and even the baby slept well. I also want to thank you."

The boss of the car took it in his hand, smiled openly, got out of the car, and helped carry the luggage.

Seeing it, Xia Houlan nodded secretly.

Although Zhen Mi is young, she is better at handling people than her own wife, Zhang Shi.It can be seen that Zhen Mi is making arrangements for this journey.

Seeing Xia Houlan staring at Zhen Mi, Mrs. Zhang whispered, "Husband, Zhen Shaojun is a talent. Not only is he generous, but also smart. It's nothing more than being good at accounting. He can learn everything quickly. If she didn't want to take care of me, Mrs. Tang would not be willing to bear it." Let her go. I heard that in order to keep her, Mrs. Tang even promised to advise the emperor and send her to the palace."

"Really?" Xia Houlan was also a little surprised.

Mrs. Tang is notoriously indifferent, consciously staying away from government affairs, and unwilling to bother the emperor for anyone.Zhen Mi was actually recommended by her, it seems that she is really talented.

No wonder Zhang Hong valued her so much, he tried his best to offend Yuan Shao and rescue her.

"Will she go with us first, or..."

"Come with us first." Mrs. Zhang tugged Xia Houlan's sleeve quietly. "She has no relatives or friends in Chang'an, she only knows us, so naturally she wants to be with us. She accompanied me all the way, so naturally I have to take care of her for a few days."

Xia Houlan knew very well that this was one of his few opportunities.With Zhen Mi's intelligence and accumulated contacts, it will be a matter of time before she enters the palace.

Xia Houlan asked people to go up to help, loaded the luggage into the car, and drove to the barracks together.

Zhen Mi asked Xia Houlan to get into the car to accompany Mrs. Zhang, and rode by herself.Xia Houlan was a little worried at first, but when he saw Zhen Mi's vigor on the horse, he accepted the suggestion, hugged his son in one hand, and Zhang Shi in the other, enjoying the family happiness.

Entering the Bacheng Gate, driving through the long avenue, on both sides are the majestic palace walls, although they are ruined.Zhang's thoughts were all on Xia Houlan, but Zhen Mi watched with gusto.

"Brother Xiahou, is this the Changle Palace back then?"

Xia Houlan glanced out. "Yeah, we can be regarded as being in Changle Palace now, you really know a lot."

"I heard Mrs. Tang tell the story of Changle Palace, so I remembered it."

"There are too many stories about Changle Palace, which one have you heard?"

Zhen Mi smiled slightly, but said nothing.Xia Houlan didn't hear any reply, so she turned her head to take a look, and seeing Zhen Mi's eyes were clear, but with a depth that didn't match her age, she couldn't help being shocked.

He had a feeling that the Zhen Mi in front of him was not the same person as the Zhen Mi he knew half a year ago.

What exactly did she experience in Hedong, and how did she change so much?

Xia Houlan turned her head to look at her wife Zhang again, feeling more and more puzzled.Except that Mrs. Zhang is a little whiter and a little fatter, I really can't see much difference.

"Is there anyone living in this Changle Palace?" Mrs. Zhang also became interested.

"The Changle Palace was originally the residence of the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager died a long time ago. How can anyone live in the Changle Palace?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Zhang couldn't help feeling sad. "The emperor is really pitiful. He lost his mother when he was born, his father when he was young, his grandmother was forced to death, and his elder brother and sister were killed by traitors. Now Mrs. Tang is considered a relative. Although she is the emperor, she is the most pitiful person in the world. .”

Zhen Mi rolled her eyes. "You can't say that. Mrs. Tang is just a sister-in-law. No matter how close you are, can you be closer than the queen and nobles?"

"That's not necessarily true." Zhang lowered her voice. "Mr. Xun Gui entered the palace because of Xun Lingyin, and Empress Fu was appointed by the ministers of the court. Things in this palace are different from our small family. Marriage is only based on interests. It is said that it is a husband and wife, but it is actually related to the marriage. It's like doing business..."

"Hmm!" Xia Houlan coughed.

Mrs. Zhang knew she had made a slip of the tongue, but refused to admit her mistake, and argued forcefully, "Ami is just like my sister, so what does it matter if I talk to her?"

"That's right, that's right." Zhen Mi also spoke for Zhang Shi.

The two laughed together.

Xia Houlan was a little helpless.He discovered that his wife has not changed, but these changes are not reflected in vision, but in mentality.Now she is a bit presumptuous, outspoken, not as cautious as before.

He has seen too many similar situations.

The typical ones are the female battalion knights, and Ma Yunlu, Lu Xiaohuan and others are the most prominent.In their eyes, it is nonsense that men are superior to women, and that men dominate outside and women dominate inside.

In the future, can the husband and wife still hold the same eyebrows and respect each other like guests?

Chapter 667

When the carriage passed the north gate of Weiyang Palace, Zhen Mi lightly pulled the reins and slowed down.

"Brother Xiahou, is this the Golden Horse Gate?"

Xia Houlan revealed half of her face from inside the car, and glanced at the majestic Shuangque although it was a bit dilapidated. "Yes, but we prefer to call him Bei Que."

Zhen Mi turned her head and glanced at Xia Houlan, her eyes flickered, seemingly puzzled.

Xia Houlan smiled slightly. "The biggest wish of the lieutenant generals in this life is to hang the heads of the barbarians who invaded our frontiers here."

Zhen Mi was stunned, and then curled her lips in disapproval.

Mrs. Zhang stretched her neck, poked her head out of the car window, and raised her head as hard as she could. "Which one of these heads was cut off by the commander-in-chief of the women's battalion?"

"Not now, not even one." Xia Houlan quickly dragged Zhang back. "The head cut off by Dudu Ma was not hung on it. His Majesty was still in Wuwei at that time, so he hung it in the camp for a few days, and then threw it into the lake to feed the fish."

Mrs. Zhang let out an oh, a little disappointed.

But Zhen Mi raised her neck, stared at the high gate for a while, her eyes extended along the gate until the corner of the palace that was faintly visible in the distance. "Weiyang Palace is too dilapidated, does the court have any plans to repair it?"