The third year of Kaiyuan, January 1st.

Before Xu time, the palace was deserted.

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. According to convention, the emperor will hold a banquet in the palace to entertain royal relatives and relatives, and everyone will celebrate the New Year together.

When Emperor Xingzong was here, every year on the first day of the Lunar New Year was the most lively day in the palace. Everyone sat happily together, eating, drinking and having fun, forgetting all their troubles and sorrows. During this period, there were juggling and singing and dancing to cheer them up. Each time it was over the hour of Hai before it ended.

But since Zhao Xun started, this atmosphere has disappeared.

It’s not that Zhao Xun did not continue this tradition.

Tradition is still the same tradition, but people have changed, and the relationship between people has also changed.

Especially this year's New Year's Eve dinner in the palace was only one hour from the beginning to the end, as if everyone had lost interest and were not very interested.

Empress Dowager Li Yi sat there in a daze, while Zhao Xun sat quietly aside, not talking.

"My mother, it's still early, I'll accompany you for a walk!"

Zhao Xun spoke, breaking the silence.

Li Yi looked at Zhao Xun, quietly looking at him without saying a word.

Facing his mother's gaze, Zhao Xun smiled on his face, but maybe he didn't even feel it. The smile on his face... was somewhat reluctant.

Li Yi withdrew her gaze and sighed, "The palace is getting more and more deserted."

The smile on Zhao Xun's face disappeared, he lowered his head and said silently: "Is the mother still angry about Li Xun's affairs?"

"If Li Xun is really guilty, the emperor should do whatever he wants. This is because he deserves his crime, but..."

Li Yi said in a faint voice: "The emperor should feel that Li Xun is loyal to you. Some of the things he did may be wrong, but after all... Li Xun has no bad intentions."

Zhao Xun hurriedly said, "Of course I understand that it's just that something happened, and the child has to do it. But don't worry, queen, after a while, the child has finished the work and stabilized the situation. The child must still use Li Xun, after all... he is his own family."

What Zhao Xun said was obviously insincere. Of course, in his opinion, there is nothing wrong with a kind lie.

After hearing what Zhao Xun said, Li Yi really had a smile on her face. She nodded: "If the emperor understands this, the Ai family will feel relieved."

The mother and son talked for a while, and then Zhao Xun said goodbye and left.

Today's Palace New Year's Eve dinner.

Li Xun also received the invitation, but he did not go to the hospital.

The reason why Zhao Xun invited Li Xun was obviously for the sake of the Empress Dowager Li Yi. Of course, Li Xun also understood the reason. Since this is the case, it would be embarrassing to go by yourself, so it would be better not to go.

Li Xun didn't go, but his father Li Mancang went, but he came back soon.

When Li Mancang returned home, Li Xun and his family were all over. The New Year's Eve dinner was not over yet, and it was lively. Li Xun drank Fan Zhongyun and Sima Tu alone, and they begged for mercy. Li Xun laughed and was in great interest. Obviously, he found confidence in them.

"Old man, why are you back so soon?"

Seeing Li Mancang, Li Xun quickly got up, made way out of a seat, and pulled his father to sit beside him.

Li Mancang shook his head and said, "I feel uncomfortable eating, I just want to leave early."

Li Xun said: "Are you uneasy or everyone is uneasy?"

Li Mancang glared at Li Xun: "You are nothing now, keep it at home and worry less about the things outside."

Li Xun smiled and stopped asking, picked up the wine pot and poured wine for his father, and pulled him to start drinking.

When he was with his family, Li Mancang's mood was obviously relieved.

After the New Year’s Eve dinner of the big family, there will be other activities, but Li Xun’s family has few people, so after the meal, everyone goes back to rest.

Li Xun was going to rest, but was pulled to the study by Fan Zhongyun and Sima Tu.

Li Xun smiled bitterly and said, "You won't go to rest, why do you pull me to the study?"

Fan Zhongyun smiled and said, "They were talking in the back room and chatting happily. It wouldn't be too late for us to sit for a while before leaving."

Fan Zhongyun and Sima Tu's wife are also here. They are talking and chatting with You Min, Xiao Lian, and other women in the back room. Today is the New Year, the happiest and most relaxing day of the year. No one wants to sleep so early.

Sima Tu said: "If you drink too much, you can't sleep when you go back."

"This is the first time I heard that I can't sleep if I drink too much."

Li Xun smiled and said, "Tell me if you have anything to do."

The two of them pulled themselves to the study, and there must be something wrong. Neither of them was boring.

Fan Zhongyun said: "Today I went to your father-in-law's place and he told me something."

Li Xun was in poor health and was injured at home and didn't go anywhere, so Fan Zhongyun was asked to do these things to pay New Year's greetings and visiting each other.

Li Xun asked, "But what happened in the court?"

Fan Zhongyun nodded: "The Political Affairs Hall is about to be reorganized. After the New Year, the emperor will announce the specific list."

"Right Prime Minister Li Zhong is probably going to retreat, right?"

Li Xun has already made some speculations. Of course, many things have been in progress, but the two sides have been competing politically and have never been able to do so. Now it seems that there should be a final result.

Fan Zhongyun said: "The emperor tried to keep him, but he was rejected by Li Zhong."

"Who is the new right prime minister?"

"Chen Hu."

Hearing this answer, Li Xun sneered: "It's ridiculous that a person who has a reputation and no talent can become the right prime minister."

"Who are the other candidates?"

"Liu Guanghui served as the left prime minister, Yang Run and Zhan Taiyiheng entered the Political Affairs Hall. There is no accurate news for the last two prime ministers, but he must be from a family."

Sima Tu shook his head: "In this way, the Zhengshitang has completely become the world of aristocratic families."

Li Xun said with some sigh: "From Wuzong to the present, the efforts of the five generations of emperors have finally returned to the origin."

For more than a hundred years before the Emperor Wuzong, the aristocratic families completely controlled the political affairs hall and the government, which was extremely harmful. Several generations of emperors were completely undermined and once died in name only. Until the Emperor Wuzong's dynasty, this situation began to change.

Although the four generations of emperors after Wuzong declined step by step and the family politics flourished again, with the efforts of the emperor, they could still ensure the balance and stability of the political affairs hall. Now...

"There are other things?"
Chapter completed!