There are pavilions and towers on the Luo Mansion, and the green courtyard is in the garden. In the living room, three people raise their glasses and drink, chat and laugh loudly, and from time to time, a plate of delicacies is served on the table.

Luo Yanhuan raised his glass and said with emotion: "It is rare to have a confidant in life. Now I have two, what else can I ask for?"

Zuo You picked up the wine glass with a smile on his face: "I hope we can drink together here every year to celebrate Brother Luo's birthday."

"Do it first, respect it." Luo Yanhuan blushed and raised his head to drink all the wine in his glass.

Li Chuyun also smiled and pressed the beard on his mouth, and picked up the wine glass.

At this moment, a beautiful woman walked out of the back door with a smile. The woman was wearing her hair with a golden hairpin on her hair, but her dress was simple and friendly.

Luo Yanhuan said, "Brother Li has seen Guilty... This is the cabinet assistant, the Shaoqing Zuo of Taichang Temple, come and greet the two brothers."

Zuo You stood up quickly, looking away, and no longer looked at the beautiful woman.

The woman bent her knees and said, "I am polite here. I have met my two brothers. I cooked a few plates of side dishes. I wonder if it suits my brothers' taste?"

Li Chuyun made a false support action: "Sister-in-law, please stop being too polite."

Zuo You hurriedly said, "I really feel sorry for letting my sister-in-law cook in person. The food is very delicious, it seems to be the taste of returning home. Thank you very much."

The woman smiled and said, "It's all simple, just don't bother me."

"I dare not, don't dare." Zuo You and Li Chuyun said kindly together.

The woman said, "Brothers, please use it slowly, so I won't bother you."

Zuo You looked at the woman's back with an inadvertent look, and knew in his heart that a colleague even called out to meet her female relatives, and he really treated her as a trusted friend.

The three of them continued to drink and talk about some anecdotes. Zuo You also echoed with interest from time to time, but he thought of another thing in his mind: the memorial of Prime Minister Fan Zhi.

Some things, even if everyone doesn't say in private, Zuo You knew in his heart: the Queen of the Fu family gave birth to a son, and Li Yuan'er also gave birth to a prince, and she was older, but she was not just a legitimate son now.

I don’t know what Li Chuyun thought, but if I look farther away, the Fu family is too favored, and it is obviously not a pleasant thing to Li Chuyun’s family.

Fan Zhi took the lead in questioning that memorial, and there were not many people who knew about it for the time being; among the few insiders, Zuo You, because he saw it with his own eyes in the East Palace.

Now in the Luo family, there are only three people. Should I tell Li Chuyun?

Zuo You hesitated a little. Of course he wanted to tell Li Chuyun with his selfish intentions, because his personal relationship with them was very good, and Li Chuyun and Luo Yanhuan were old friends of their early friends... The reason why Zuo You hesitated was that it might be a bit complicated to smell this matter.

Luo and Li treated Zuo You as close friends, especially Luo Yanhuan. If Zuo You were asked to stand among ministers, of course he would stand on their side; but there was another person to consider in this matter, the current emperor.

Zuo You's original identity was Guo Shao's aide and a good friend; then for Guo Shao's recommendation, he deepened his friendship with Luo Yanhuan and Li Chuyun.

Since Guo Shao has not expressed his opinion yet, Zuo You thought about it and could wait, so there is no need to rush to tell anyone.

So the three of them continued to drink and talk about interesting stories, but no one mentioned official business.

...

Before dawn the next day, Guo Shao met with ministers from several important yamen as usual in Jinxiang Hall in the imperial city.

After a night, Guo Shao weighed the pros and cons, and decided to take out Fan Zhi's memorial to ask the ministers for their opinions. Fan Zhi was the prime minister of two dynasties and had contacts with many officials; and through the procedures of the memorial, there was always someone who knew about it. This matter could not be hidden, and it was not a good thing to suppress it.

"Yesterday, Xianggong Fan wrote a memorial, asking you to see it." Guo Shao turned to the eunuch Cao Tai and said.

Everyone took the memorial and looked around, and suddenly the hall became quiet, so quiet that it was as if a needle could be heard.

In the memorial, Fan Zhi listed some examples of the interference of women in the harem that led to the dimness of the government's affairs... Guo Shao did not agree because he felt that Fu Jinzhan was not comparable to those women who harmed the country and the people, but he was not convenient to argue with the ministers. Fan Zhi also had a reason, women would make the government's affairs lose their fairness and tranquility and destroy the etiquette system.

Guo Shao also knew in his heart that it didn't matter who Fu Jinzhan was; the key was that after Wu Zetian became emperor in the Tang Dynasty, no matter how the military officers and officials did not trust women, people were afraid of repeating some things in the Wu Zetian Dynasty, and were not used to the style and characteristics of women.

Guo Shao looked back and first looked on Wang Pu's face. Wang Pu looked down at his eyes, frowned and pondered, without any intention of expressing his opinion.

He looked at it one by one and most people were unwilling to say anything. When he saw Zuo You, Zuo You clasped his fists and said, "I think there are indeed bad things in Empress Duanci's rule at this time. It may be detrimental to Empress Duanci's reputation."

When Guo Shao heard Zuo You say this, his mood sinks a little further.

At this moment, Shi Yanchao said loudly: "The civil servants are just talking nonsense! The military affairs are not the officials who are in charge. What can those who move their pens and mouths do? The officials do not have the spare time to deal with it. It is nothing wrong to ask Queen Duanci to help. This is your blessing. Queen Duanci treats people kindly and tolerantly, and even the imperial guards obey her. The civil servants are not, and they are not ruthless!"

His words were full of contempt for civil servants. The prime ministers and civil servants present were very displeased, and they looked at Shi Yanchao at the left and right.

Fan Zhi said coldly: "I will take over the world immediately. If I rule the world, I will use martial arts. Liang, Tang, Jin and Han are not far away! The sage said that governing a big country is like cooking a small freshman. General Shi doesn't understand, so why bother to make people laugh at me?"

Shi Yanchao was furious and pointed at Fan Zhi and sneered: "Now I feel that I am standing up straight? At the beginning, the official led his army into the imperial city, why didn't he see you being tough..."

"Shi Yanchao!" Guo Shao's face immediately pulled down.

Shi Yanchao kept his mouth angry, Fan Zhi was already trembling with his hands: "You, you..."

Guo Shao said: "For the sake of justice and the overall situation of the world, and to conform to the hearts of the people, Xianggong Fan has been in charge of government affairs in the court. Where did you place me in humiliation of a prime minister like this?"

Wang Pu also said: "Shi Yanchao, do you know your crime?"

Guo Shao continued to scold him.

Seeing that the agreement was not reached, Guo Shao said, "It's all for today. What do you have to say? You can write a letter to talk about things. Everyone here is not guilty of speaking."

...When the ministers left Jinxiang Hall, Wang Pu waited for Shi Yanchao to come up on the road before saying earnestly: "If the officials had not protected you, General Shi would have to have to finish his meal today, would you know?"

Shi Yanchao remained calm and hummed. He refused to admit it, but felt that Wang Pu's words were right.

Wang Pu said: "It is useless to say more, General Shi would like to take care of himself."

Shi Yanchao returned to the Palace Front Office in depressedly and came to his office suite, and couldn't help but curse again.

A close general came in to do business, so he persuaded him kindly and asked who had offended Commander Shi. Shi Yanchao glanced at the general and trusted him, so he immediately told the story of the East Hall of Jinxiang Palace.

The general immediately followed Fan Zhi and scolded Fan Zhi. Although Fan Zhi was the prime minister, the generals of the imperial guards did not buy it privately, and the Political Affairs Hall could not control them. If it were the past, the generals with soldiers were even more arrogant, and now they have restrained themselves a little and dare not be rude on the surface.

After the general cursed, he looked back at the door and whispered: "General Shi mentioned Zuo Shaoqing's attitude, and the general remembered something. Yesterday, the commander of the guards and infantry commander Luo Yanhuan, and Zuo You also went there."

Shi Yanchao frowned and said, "Luo Yanhuan was in a down-and-out past, and could be used to be highly valued. He has reached the current high position. He was recommended to the official family by Zuo You. The two have a good relationship. Luo Yanhuan's birthday, what's wrong with Zuo You drinking in the past?"

The general said: "Of course there is nothing wrong. However, the friendship between Li Dianjian and Luo Yanhuan became even deeper, because Luo Yanhuan first invested in the official account, and Li Dianjian had a way..."

Shi Yanchao suddenly said: "What do you mean, what collusion did Zuo You and Li Chuyun last night?"

The general approached a step closer, put his mouth close to Shi Yanchao's ear, and whispered: "Otherwise, why would Zuo You suddenly support Fan Zhi today? His support for Fan Zhi is helping Li Dianjian.

Finally, I doubt what the relationship between Li Dianjian and Fan Zhi has! Recently, many civil servants have flattered Li Dianjian. Although the ministers have not come forward, it is difficult to guarantee that those civil servants are certain ministers."

Shi Yanchao frowned and said, "You can explain it to me clearly. Zuo You supports Fan Zhi, just helping Li Chuyun? What does it mean?"

"Shh!" the general said with a nervous look on his face and quietly, "Empress Duanci is from the Fu family. If she is in power, the prince born by the queen will be as unstable as a rock? Li Dianjian (Li Chuyun)'s daughter also gave birth to a prince, so that prince has no hope. So, General Shi understands?"

Shi Yanchao pondered endlessly.

The general said again: "Li Dianjian is of high authority, but his military achievements are not as good as General Shi..."

Shi Yanchao refused to deny it and squinted his eyes and said, "I dare not brag about other things. I will charge in the battle formation. How many people in the world dare to challenge me."

The general whispered: "That's right, that's right. Why did Li Dianjian suppress us? He tended to favor people with good relationships with him. It really made everyone feel unhappy! If General Shi could be the inspector in front of the palace, everyone would be happy.

Li Dianjian not only relied on nepotism, but also colluded with civil servants. Finally, he realized that even if General Shi was considering the court, he should write a letter to remind the officials."

Shi Yanchao said: "How to write a letter?"

The general hurriedly whispered: "Just sue Zuo You for the secret talks with Li Dian at Luo Yanhuan's house last night."

Shi Yanchao said: "This is enough?"

The general said: "Enough, after all, Li Dianjian has a higher status than Shi Du. If you say it too badly, it will be inappropriate. And there is no need to say more about this. The official family is a saint, and is comparable to ordinary people. When the official family sees the memorial, they can think of... Li Dianjian is very selfish, and colludes with ministers for his own selfish interests, intending to attack the Fu family.
Chapter completed!