Li Xin met Emperor Taikang in the side hall of Weiyang Palace.

Not seen for more than half a year, the current Emperor Taikang...

Much calmer.

The former King of Wei actually didn't have many ideas about his own. Looking at the entire process of fighting for the throne, most of the Li Xin and the Ye family were making decisions, and he was just responsible for nodding.

But after half a year of sitting in this position, the Emperor of Wei, who was the Emperor Taikang of the Great Jin Dynasty, had reached more than one level in terms of demeanor and majesty.

Now Emperor Taikang has a faint smell of Emperor Chengde.

Before the tiger and leopard horses were formed, they would have the aura of eating cows. What's more, the Emperor Taikang had already ruled the world. Not only were his patterns on his body, but he had a strong minion.

But he hadn't had time to start eating people.

Li Xin knelt respectfully on the ground and kowtowed, "I, Li Xin, the Minister of War, please bow to Your Majesty."

Emperor Taikang was originally sitting next to the imperial table. After hearing the movement, he quickly stood up, walked quickly to Li Xin, and helped Li Xin up.

The emperor patted Li Xin on the shoulder and smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for half a year, and Chang'an has a lot of tanning."

Before Li Xin had never taken the word "大" before, everyone could call him his name. Now that Ye Sheng has given him the word "大", of course he should call him the word "大", otherwise he would seem disrespectful.

So, the emperor changed his name.

This is a very natural thing. If he still calls "Xin Ge'er" like he used to be, that would be something wrong.

Li Xin lowered his head and said, "It is inevitable that the sun and rain will be exposed to the sun and rain along the way."

The emperor took Li Xin's sleeve and led him to the low table and sat down. The new king of the Great Jin Dynasty personally poured a cup of tea for Li Xin, and then smiled and said, "After nearly seven months of traveling, you are happy in Chang'an, but you don't know that I am thinking of you in the capital."

Nowadays, it may not be a good thing to worry about by the emperor.

Li Xin forced a smile: "My hometown is remote and the journey is long. I'm worried about it if you have any luck."

The emperor shook his head: "You and my brother, why should you see each other?"

Who dares to be your brother...

Li Xin smiled and said nothing.

"All things in my hometown are done?"

Li Xin nodded and said, "It's almost done."

The emperor smiled: "I heard from Dong Cheng that you are in Yongzhou and force a family to change their surnames?"

Li Xin shook his head: "They do you have the power to force someone to change their surnames, they voluntarily."

The emperor asked tentatively: "Dong Cheng said, that family... is your maternal ancestor?"

Li Xin looked up at the emperor, then corrected: "That family drove his mother out of the house eighteen years ago, and was not considered a minister's grandfather."

The emperor sighed softly.

"I know that Chang'an, you suffered a lot when you were young. This time you returned to your hometown and vomited anger, but your methods were wrong."

The emperor said in a deep voice: "The family of Xiao can be destroyed or destroyed, and they can be ruined. These are just a matter of your and my words, but no matter how you have this bloodline, you should not come forward in person."

His Majesty the Emperor said quietly: "If you come forward, you will be offended. In the future, you may be criticized in the court."

He was worried about Li Xin.

To be honest, there is no problem with what he said. No matter what, the Xiao family is indeed Li Xin’s grandfather’s family. He can use ten thousand means behind his back to destroy the Xiao family, but no matter what, he should not come forward in person.

After all, Li Xin will be in the court in the future, and doing so will leave stains and become a handle for political enemies in the court to attack him in the future.

Li Xin was silent for a while and said, "Your Majesty is saying that I am impulsive."

In fact, this stain was left intentionally by him.

Of course, Li Xin could kill the Xiao family behind his back, but he didn't do that.

The emperor sighed and said, "I will find a way to remedy this matter for you. I will still have many places in the court that rely on Chang'an in the future, so those civil servants cannot seize this handle."

Li Xin nodded.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

This handle can naturally not be controlled by the civil servants, but by the His Majesty.

After drinking a few sips of tea with the emperor, Li Xin asked, "I don't know why Your Majesty is so anxious to summon me to come back?"

When the emperor heard this, he paused, then slowly took a sip of tea, and smiled bitterly at Li Xin, "I'm going to tell you that I'm alone in the capital, and I'm a little lonely and helpless. I need you to come back and help."

The so-called isolation and helplessness refer to those old ministers in the court.

It is true that the emperor and the ministers are the same, but the power change is a process. It is impossible for the new emperor to ascend the throne the next day, and he raised all his people and drove all his old ministers down.

This will lead to big problems, and there are not so many people under Emperor Taikang, who can occupy all the important departments at once.

So it takes time.

Generally, after the new emperor ascended the throne, it takes as long as three to five years or seven to eight years before he can fully control the court.

More importantly, in this process, the elderly may not be willing to retreat.

Take Prime Minister Zhang Qu for example. Not long after the new emperor ascended the throne, he said that he could not be long, but until now, he still stood firm in the court and remained unmoved.

It’s not entirely because he himself is unwilling to give in. In fact, it’s because a lot of interest groups behind him push him and he is not allowed to retreat on his own initiative.

What's more, even if Zhang Qu takes the initiative to retreat, Emperor Taikang has no suitable candidate to inherit Zhang Qu's position immediately.

Over the past six months, although Emperor Taikang has gathered a large number of confidants, only one of the five ministers has been seized, which is the position of Prime Minister Huan Chu.

In fact, there is no need to be too impatient in this process. After all, the emperor has a reputation. Over time, more and more people will turn to the emperor, and power will naturally change.

Li Xin frowned and asked, "Where are there anyone in the capital who is against His Majesty?"

"This is not."

Emperor Taikang was a little distressed: "It's just that the old ministers always told me not to do this or that, and it made me feel very uncomfortable."

Isn't this nonsense...

You, a young man in your twenties, suddenly took charge of the world. They must not watch you and take care of you, otherwise what if you are unhappy and break up your home?

Li Xin said helplessly: "Your Majesty, this is a common thing. After your Majesty becomes familiar with the government affairs of the court in a few years, they will naturally not say anything more. Even during the Chengde Dynasty, the late emperor could not do whatever he wanted?"

Emperor Taikang shook his head: "Those civil officials are not concerned about it. You can take it slowly. I am not in a hurry. What I need is to take the imperial guards in my own hands."

Emperor Taikang himself knew in his heart that there was something wrong with his ascension to the throne.

That's why he couldn't wait to seize power and hold his position firmly.

And to firmly sit in this position, the most important thing is naturally to hold the military power.

Li Xin was stunned for a moment and then reacted.

"Your Majesty is saying... General Pei?"

The General Pei Jin was the loyal master of Emperor Chengde. He has been in charge of the imperial guards for nearly ten years. When Zhong Shuai was in the capital earlier, he could still divide the Pei Jin. Now Zhong Shuai has left the capital, and the imperial guards have become Pei Jin alone.

Although Pei Jin seems to be very loyal, Emperor Taikang is not relieved.

He still remembers that during the palace change last year, Pei Jin was inclined to depose the prince.

Now that the deposed prince is missing, the emperor is even more unable to sleep or eat.

"good."

Emperor Taikang nodded fiercely.

"Chang'an, I want you to help me and replace this Pei Jin!"
Chapter completed!