The king is not the king, the minister is not the minister

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" There was a lot of commotion in the imperial study room.

Yu Zhuo only saw a copper engraved hand warmer being thrown over, and he reached out to catch it, and happened to meet Xia Houzhan's gaze, who blinked unnaturally.

"Why didn't anyone report?" Xia Houzhan asked coldly.

"Notified, probably His Majesty is angry and didn't hear it." Yu Zhuo put the hand warmer in Eunuch Zhao's hand.

The emperor is also very powerful. The things he smashed are either iron or copper. They look messy, but they can still be used after picking them up.

"Those who are on duty at the gate today will be fined half a month's salary, and Hengqing will come with me." Xia Houzhan walked out of the imperial study, and Eunuch Zhao hurriedly asked someone to clean it up, and hurried to catch up with his clothes.

Although the imperial garden was full of blooming flowers all the year round, it was depressed due to heavy snowfall one after another. Once inside the garden, the dead branches were slanted.

"Is this how these idlers manage the imperial garden?" Xia Houzhan asked.

It's no wonder that Xia Houzhan doesn't have much time to spend on flowers and plants on weekdays, and there are few concubines in the harem.

Eunuch Zhao pleaded guilty immediately.

"Let's go to Meiyuan, Your Majesty." Yu Zhuo said with a smile, thinking what happened to Xia Houzhan today, and he was making fun of himself.

"I made Hengqing laugh." After blowing the cold wind for a while, Xia Houzhan finally calmed down.

"But the Northwest Battle Report?"

After breaking a red plum, Xia Houzhan nodded, took out two letters from his bosom and handed them to Yu Zhuo.

The first letter was written by Ji Changjun, saying that General Zhou was eager for quick success, leading troops out of the city, and was ambushed by the enemy, resulting in the loss of nearly [-] soldiers and the injury of another [-].Now the border is in jeopardy.The second letter was written by the dark guard, and the content was roughly similar to the first letter, which proved to be true.

"This year's weather is extremely cold. The people of the Jing Dynasty suffered from hunger and cold, as did the foreigners in the Northwest. Now their offensive is fierce, which means that they have no way out."

"indeed so."

Seeing that the sky was overcast, Yu Zhuo was afraid that it would snow again, so he suggested: "It's cold, don't freeze your body, Your Majesty."

"Is Prime Minister Zuo feeling cold?" Xia Houzhan saw the cloak in Eunuch Zhao's hand and said, "Eunuch Zhao."

"The slave is here."

Xia Houzhan picked up the cloak, and his eyes stayed on Yu Zhuo.

Knowing his intention, Yu Zhuo quickly said: "Thanks to Your Majesty's love, I am not afraid of the severe cold, so Your Majesty should be careful."

"Among the northern regions, fox fur is not warm and brocade quilts are thin." Xia Houzhan sighed.

After a slight noise, Su Shixue suddenly appeared and told Xia Houzhan: "Master Su is here."

"Go back to the imperial study." Xia Houzhan's tone carried some indescribable disappointment.

Yu Zhuo knew in his heart that compared with tens of thousands of people, fighting on the battlefield was very suitable for the people in front of him.After all, governing a country requires both rigidity and softness.

Su Qing, Su Shaoyang, used to be a teacher. He spoke with a bookish air, and he didn't like to joke. If he didn't look younger, Yu Zhuo would give him a pedantic impression.

"Teacher, let's take a look first." Xia Houzhan casually put the branch of red plum in the thick porcelain long-necked vase beside him. Eunuch Zhao was terrified when he saw it, thinking how could there be such a workmanship in the imperial study.

"Yes."

After reading these two letters, Su Qing was frowning. Su Shixue served him tea on behalf of Eunuch Zhao, and said in a deep voice, "Father, it's better to let Shixue go to the northwest."

Yu Zhuo was straightforward: "It's too late, the letter just arrived now, maybe the battle in the northwest has already been fought."

"Wait, there will be another letter within three days." Xia Houzhan called the little eunuch at the door and said, "Send this plum vase to the Right Prime Minister's residence. General Zhou will reward you for his indomitable spirit."

Su Qing and Yu Zhuo looked at each other in blank dismay, each with doubts.

Looking at the pile of notebooks in front of him, Xia Houzhan became irritable for no reason, and said, "Prepare refreshments."

Eunuch Zhao hurriedly gave orders, Xia Houzhan seemed to have thought of something, and added: "Use crispy cheese for dessert."

"Yes."

Now that tea was left, Yu Zhuo seemed to want the two ministers to stay and work.

It's not easy being prime minister.

Yu Zhuo couldn't say that within three days, there would be another battle report from the Northwest. In fact, two days later, the letter from the secret guard came, and Ji Chang's letter came late because he had to report on his duties in detail.

Above the court hall, there are two chairs and two prime ministers, each with his own thoughts.All the ministers looked around frequently, waiting for the emperor to speak.

"In the battle in the Northwest, Ji Chang was a scholar, but he was calm and steady. Vice-General Zhang stabilized the army's morale and defended the city." Xia Houzhan swept across Zhou Xi's face, and the rosy face disappeared overnight, but he was haggard and his gray hair seemed to have increased.

Xia Houzhan then asked: "As for the commander-in-chief, General Zhou Zhao, who died for the country with his own body, the past is never to be blamed. What will happen next? What do you ministers think?"

"Your Majesty, the old minister only wants to send General Zhou's body back to Beijing for a grand burial." Zhou Xi spoke first, followed by most of the ministers.

Seeing this scene, Yu Zhuo knew that the emperor would be angry and sing a different tune again.

Su Qing took a step forward, saluted and said: "Your Majesty, although the dead are the most important, but General Zhou made frequent mistakes, and our army suffered heavy losses. If we condone and indulge, everyone will follow suit in the future. Therefore, I dare to ask Your Majesty to think twice. "

"The minister also has something to say." The one who stepped forward was Sun An, who was older than Yu Zhuo asked Xia Houzhan to choose one of the two.

"Sun Aiqing, please tell me."

"It was a desperate game before, but now is the time when the vitality of the foreigners in the northwest is seriously injured. If your Majesty pursues the victory, the foreigners will pay tribute to our Dajing Dynasty forever."

As soon as these words were mentioned, the attraction of all the officials focused on "pursuing the victory". Yu Zhuo also mentioned a few suitable generals, but Zhou Xi, on the other hand, looked gloomy and said nothing.

After retiring from the imperial court, Yu Zhuo went to the Imperial Study Room for a lunch as usual, and as soon as he entered the door, he heard Xia Houzhan complaining somewhere: "As I said, it is the kingly way to conquer the Northwest by the Emperor himself."

Yu Zhuo couldn't help laughing, and after hearing the eunuch's summons, he took off the folding fan at his waist, and with a graceful posture, he went straight to Xia Houzhan's neck.

Su Shixue, who was in the dark, reacted very quickly, but Xia Houzhan had already been hijacked by Yu Zhuo, and could only sit on the dragon chair and could not move.

Eunuch Zhao was dumbfounded.

"Retire." Yu Zhuo shouted, then bowed his head and whispered in Xia Houzhan's ear, "Forgive me, Your Majesty, but I'm just a scholar, who can still endanger Your Majesty. The northwest is full of dangers, and Your Majesty's golden body, how can you take risks at will."

The ears were itchy and unbearably hot from the spray, but Yu Zhuo was extremely powerful.

After understanding Yu Zhuo's intention, Xia Houzhan reached out and snatched Yu Zhuo's folding fan, and said angrily, "Yu Hengqing, listen to me, if you dare to carry a hidden weapon near the Imperial Study Room, I will order someone to drag out a hundred large fans." .”

Yu Zhuo quickly backed away, bowing in fear and respect.

The folding fan was held by Xia Houzhan, and he didn't seem to intend to return it.Yu Zhuo knew he was wrong, thinking that he really regarded Xia Houzhan as a young man who could be teased at will, and forgot his majesty as the king of a country.

"If there is nothing wrong, the minister will leave."

"Hurry up."

After Yu Zhuo had left for a long time, Xia Houzhan looked at the white silk fan in his hand, which implied a mechanism, and said with a thought: "I want to make Danqing, Mr. Zhao—"

"The slave is here, the slave is here, the left minister's previous actions were really disrespectful, could it be that your majesty..."

"Where is so much nonsense coming from?"

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