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All officials finally returned to the capital. Li Ye basically retained the official residences of senior officials in Chang'an. The residences of middle and low-level officials below the fifth rank have also been completed, with an area of ​​about one to three acres.

Because Chang'an demolished its walls and opened up the city, leaving the city gates open at night, a large number of people sold their houses in the city and went to live outside the city. The government reclaimed a large amount of land and rebuilt small official residences and single dormitories.

Officials returning from Luoyang can basically be resettled.

The next most important thing is how to coordinate and integrate the merger of the Qi Palace and the imperial court. As the supervisor of the country, Li Ye only formulated some principles, which were specifically coordinated by the Political Affairs Hall.

For example, if there are left and right ministers, the left minister will be an official from the Qi Palace, and the right minister will be an official from the imperial court.

Although it involves the distribution of interests, it is not difficult. For example, Li Ye arranged for the prime ministers to be all highly respected and experienced officials, and the seven cabinet members of the Qi Palace, Li Mi, Liu Yan, and Duan Xiushi, became assistant prime ministers, and then Chen Huan became the assistant prime minister. As the observation envoy of the two Zhejiang Provinces and the Fujian Province, Wang Wei was appointed as the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Qiu Xuan was appointed as the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Cui Guangyuan was appointed as the observer of the Jiangnan West Road and the Central Guizhou Province.

The second principle is that the official appointments of the King of Qi are real and the imperial officials are empty. What do you mean? The Six Ministries, Supervisors, Taichang Temple, Honglu Temple, etc., these are all humanities officials, most of them are court officials, but military equipment supervisors Technical officers such as Jiangzuojian, Dushuijian, Guanglu Temple, Taipu Temple, Taifu Temple and Shaofujiang were almost all officials of Prince Qi's palace.

Special examples include the Imperial College. The Imperial College was only responsible for humanities education. It separated engineering studies and placed them under the Ministry of Industry, and separated military studies and martial arts halls and placed them under the Ministry of War.

The third principle is to set up a bureau under the department, upgrade the department order from the eighth level to the sixth level, and set up an eighth-level bureau below the department. Below the bureau order is the person in charge of the ninth level. This is actually upgrading the technical officer.

The official resettlement and integration were in full swing, but Queen Mother Zhang was uneasy. She heard a rumor that when the fleet was spending the night in Gong County, her sister Zhang Zhaoyi boarded the ship of the Supervisor. I don’t know whether this news is true or not, but there is no smoke without fire. This This kind of thing cannot come out of nowhere.

Empress Dowager Zhang knew that her sister was a woman who was unwilling to remain silent and was very enchanting. She came to the palace to play and hooked the emperor into bed, and she was finally granted the title of Zhaoyi.

Empress Dowager Zhang is worried about her father, who will do whatever it takes to protect the interests of the family. Last time he talked about letting his sister replace him, now that he has thought of it, he will definitely do the same.

If my sister really boarded King Qi's ship in Gong County, it was most likely her father's arrangement.

Empress Dowager Zhang was extremely troubled. The only thing that gave her some comfort was that her sister had given birth to a son. It was impossible for a concubine who had given birth to a son to get any more titles. But if her sister was made a concubine, it would actually be The Queen Mother’s backup!

This was her father's intention, and it was also what Empress Dowager Zhang was most worried about.

Queen Mother Zhang was troubled, but she still had to calm down and find a solution, not to mention she had a treasure in the box.

However, she is a woman first, a woman who is only thirty years old, and women naturally have women's thoughts.

Early the next morning, Empress Dowager Zhang dressed up carefully and sent a eunuch to invite General Jianguo. Soon Li Ye walked into the Empress Dowager's Lingxiao Palace. This was the Empress Dowager Zhang's sleeping quarters before going to Luoyang, covering an area of ​​several meters. Ten acres is a complex of buildings.

Although Li Ye did not give Empress Dowager Zhang a chance to ask questions about politics, he still came often to discuss some government affairs with Empress Dowager Zhang. Of course, they were some government affairs related to etiquette, which were purple-level memorials.

Li Ye walked into the back hall, only to find that today the curtains had been replaced by thin gauze, and several personal maids were missing. Empress Dowager Zhang no longer sat upright, but was reclining on the couch, separated by the gauze, Showing a bit of temptation.

Li Ye approached the gauze curtain and smelled the strong fragrance. It was indeed tempting. Li Ye secretly smiled in his heart. What does the Queen Mother Zhang want to do?

"See the Queen Mother!" Li Ye bowed and saluted.

"Your Highness, you have come all the way from Luoyang, and you are not lonely, right?"

Li Ye smiled slightly and said, "The Queen Mother is talking about the rumors about Zhang Zhaoyi, right?"

Queen Mother Zhang was slightly startled, but she didn't expect Li Ye to reveal the matter directly.

She sneered and said, "Is it just a rumor that my sister is on your ship?"

Li Ye smiled and said, "It is true. Zhang Zhaoyi boarded my ship that night, but there were three people on my ship. Not only her, but also your father Zhang Xiangguo. There is nothing like the rumors."

Empress Dowager Zhang looked at Li Ye with a half-smile, "Of course my father was going, otherwise why would she have gotten on the ship? But after my father left, she stayed, didn't she?"

Li Ye still shook his head, "You underestimate your father too much. He doesn't want his little daughter to accompany me. In fact, your father wants me to see King Jiang Li Quan, not her daughter. Maybe he has hints in that regard. , but I didn’t agree. The late emperor’s coffin is on the big ship in front of me. How could I touch his woman? I still have this bottom line. "

"look after baby!"

Queen Mother Zhang sat up suddenly, her almond-shaped eyes widened, and she gritted her teeth and said, "What do they mean?"

Li Ye also sat down and said calmly: "The Queen Mother is very clear about some things. We don't need to explain it. I can understand your father's mood for the sake of the family, but it does not mean that I can accept it. Some things cannot be exchanged. I I value the late emperor’s queen, not Zhang Li’s daughter. The Queen Mother should understand what I say!”

Queen Mother Zhang suppressed the anger in her heart and nodded slowly, "I understand what Your Highness means, why don't we make a deal!"

Li Ye said calmly: "There is no need to make a deal between the Queen Mother and I!"

"No! If you don't promise me personally, I won't feel safe."

"Your Majesty, please speak!"

Queen Mother Zhang said slowly: "Your Highness should know that the emperor has issued seven succession edicts!"

Li Ye nodded, "I do know, but at present I only know six edicts. Who was the seventh one given to?"

"The seventh edict is with me. If His Highness can promise to guarantee my status, I can give this edict to His Highness. I believe that Your Highness will be very interested in this edict."

"I can guarantee your status as Queen Mother, but I cannot guarantee your son's status."

Empress Dowager Zhang thought of her son's stupidity, sighed in her heart, and said to Li Ye: "His condition is indeed not suitable for being an emperor, I understand."

"Okay, I promise the Queen Mother."

Queen Mother Zhang stood up slowly, opened the gauze curtain, walked slowly to Li Ye, took off her clothes, revealing an extremely plump and tempting body, Li Ye's heart jumped suddenly.

"Put your clothes on!"

Empress Dowager Zhang put her arms around Li Ye's neck and blew orchid-like breath into his ear, "I never believe in verbal agreements. Only the agreement where we are in harmony with each other can I believe that you will not betray me. Your Highness, if you want me, I will Give you the emperor’s last edict.”

After saying that, she took Li Ye's hand and walked behind the curtain, and the curtain slowly fell.