"Of course there is something wrong. If you agree to this condition, you may have helped Ding Wei a lot!" Li Zhang also said with a serious look on his face. He felt something was wrong after hearing Lei Yungong's words. After thinking about it carefully, he understood the trick. So he spoke first and reminded Zhao Zhen.

"Cousin, tell me quickly, what are the conspiracies they have?" Zhao Zhen asked again.

"Just just now, Lei Yungong only said that the empress dowager will be in charge of the court meeting in the past two days, and it will be divided into two main halls. However, although the court meeting in the past two days is important, the one who actually handles government affairs is the daily routine, but he did not even mention it. If the empress dowager cannot participate in the court, I am afraid that all the power of the court will fall into Ding Wei's hands by then!" Li Zhang said with a serious expression at this time.

Ding Wei's ambition is really great. Of course, Liu E will definitely not agree to his approach to politics, so he asked Lei Yungong to deceive Zhao Zhen, who didn't understand anything. If Zhao Zhen agrees, he can write Zhao Zhen's words into an imperial edict, thus forcing Liu E to commit it. Even if Liu E doesn't agree, he can still suppress Liu E's reputation morally.

"What a sinister villain!" Zhao Zhen was shocked after hearing Li Zhang's analysis, and then cursed Ding Wei, saying that he had been protected by Zhao Heng and Liu E in the past, and he never thought that such conspiracy would be used on him, and that the ministers below planned on him.

"You are now the emperor, and you will definitely encounter things like today in the future. In fact, this is not a conspiracy. It can only be said to be a conspiracy in the court. You must also learn to adapt slowly!" Li Zhang sighed and patted Zhao Zhen on the shoulder and said, Zhao Zhen, who was just eleven years old, should not have contacted these things, but whoever asked him to be the emperor must prepare for some things early.

Zhao Zhen couldn't help but feel bitter when he heard Li Zhang's words. He thought that being an emperor was just a little busy, and he reviewed memorials every day. If he had any idea, he would summon ministers to discuss it, but he didn't expect that being an emperor was so difficult. No wonder the eldest lady was so tired every day.

The next morning, Li Zhang came to the palace warehouse again and checked the stored potatoes. Now the weather is getting warmer, and it will be the season for farming in a while, so these potatoes must not be lost. Li Zhang also came almost every day, just waiting for the right climate to let the potatoes sprout, and then they can be planted.

However, just when Li Zhang checked Tudou and was about to go to Zhao Zhen's place, he was suddenly intercepted by someone sent by Liu E and brought him to the Chuigong Hall. When Li Zhang came here, he happened to meet Ding Wei and a tall old man who had come out. Li Zhang had also seen this old man before, which was one of the ministers that Zhao Heng summoned before his death. At that time, Li Zhang did not know the other party's identity, and now he already knew that this man was Cao Yong, the Privy Councilor.

The Privy Councilor was also one of the prime ministers, who was in charge of military affairs and had a status of only Ding Yi. However, it is hard to say that Cao Yi was a good person or a bad person. When he was young, Cao Yi used to be an imperial guard in the palace. Later, during the Chanyuan Alliance, Cao Yi served as an envoy to risk his life to the Liao army camp. He negotiated the 300,000 yuan annually. Later, he also took advantage of this contribution and became one of the prime ministers of the Song Dynasty.

However, after Cao Yong became prime minister, he began to become very arrogant and was very close to Ding Wei. However, in general, he was not as unscrupulous as Ding Wei, and he was also Liu E's confidant. It can be said that he and Liu E and Ding Wei have a good relationship. This is probably one of the main reasons why he was able to serve as a secret envoy forever.

When Li Zhang saw the two prime ministers coming out, he immediately retreated aside, intending to let them leave first, but he did not expect that when Ding Wei saw him, he suddenly stopped and looked at him with interest and said, "Young people are so terrifying!"

After Ding Wei finished speaking, he ignored Li Zhang and turned around and left. However, Cao looked at Li Zhang up and down a few times, then smiled and took a step away. This scared Li Zhang in a cold sweat. Ding Wei must have known that he had ruined his good things yesterday. Although he did not make things difficult for him now, he probably had been on the blacklist in the other party's heart. As long as he had the chance, Ding Wei would definitely not let him go.

With a little nervous mood, Li Zhang stepped into the Chuigong Hall and soon saw Liu E who was reviewing the memorial behind the screen. Then two eunuchs took the screen down. Because they had to meet Ding Wei and other foreign ministers before, they needed the screen, but they didn't need it when they saw Li Zhang.

Speaking of which, whenever she meets Liu E in the Chuigong Hall, she is almost always reviewing memorials, but it is not easy for her to think about it. In such a large empire, almost all the burdens fall on her shoulders, so she naturally dare not relax at all.

"See Ding Wei?" Liu E asked without raising her head, because she had been familiar with Li Zhang's footsteps for a long time, and she knew that he had come in without looking up.

"See you." Li Zhang replied honestly.

"Did he say anything?" Liu E put down her pen at this time, then looked at Li Zhang with interest and asked.

"He said the four words 'The young man is fearful'." Li Zhang replied honestly again.

"Haha, there are nine out of ten sentences of Ding Wei's words that cannot be believed, but his sentence is the truth. If you hadn't reminded him yesterday, I'm afraid Zhen'er would have been fooled by him. Although I would not agree, it would allow outsiders to see that our emperor and empress have different opinions, which will affect the stability of the court."

Liu E smiled again at this time, and her eyes looked at Li Zhang were full of praise. At that time, she just felt that she was in love with Li Zhang, so she forced herself to recognize this relative. However, she did not expect that Li Zhang's performance was far beyond her expectations. Not only did she offer food as important as potatoes, but she also performed well in power and strategy. With him beside Zhao Zhen, Liu E felt much more relieved.

"The Empress Dowager is so serious, this is what I should do!" Li Zhang said humbly immediately.

"Don't learn from others' names to empress dowager. This title always makes me feel old. You should call me the eldest lady like Zhen'er!" Liu E suddenly said with a stern face when she heard Li Zhang change her words and call herself the queen mother. Li Zhang used to call her the eldest lady, which made her feel very friendly, but now the name has changed, but now it seems a little distant.

"Yes, Grandma!" Li Zhang immediately changed his words. In fact, he didn't like to change his name, but there was no way. Others changed their words. If he didn't change his words, it would seem a bit alternative and might be treated as a handle.

"By the way, the weather is getting warmer now, should potatoes be planted?" Liu E also thought of potatoes at this time and asked immediately.

"The Grandmaster is right. I am planning to ask the Grandmaster where to plant potatoes?" Li Zhang immediately replied again. Last year, the potatoes were just a little bit, and they could be planted in his own yard with a little loose soil. However, there are a lot of potatoes this year. If the plants are a little larger, it is probably okay to plant a few acres, which requires special fields.

"I am also considering this issue. In addition to you and me, only His Majesty knows about potatoes. Moreover, this matter is of great importance. Before the formal promotion, I don't plan to let too many people know about it. So potato planting must be more secretive, and of course there are also safety issues. This is really a bit embarrassing." Liu E couldn't help but frown at this time and said, "I want to keep it secret, but also consider safety issues, and it is also suitable for potato cultivation. These conditions combined, and she couldn't think of a suitable place for a while.

"Grandma, I think the place in the palace is quite large, and in the first half of the year, potatoes only require a few acres of land. How about planting them in the palace if they really don't work?" Li Zhang suddenly suggested that although the palace in the Song Dynasty was the smallest in all dynasties, a few acres of land could still be vacated, especially the imperial garden in the palace. He had also seen any piece of land that could be flattened out for a few acres.

"The palace is quite safe, but there are too many people in the palace. As the saying goes, there are too many people talking, and many people outside like to stare at the palace. They can't hide any movements. If you really plant potatoes in the palace, it will probably spread all over the city the next day!" Liu E sighed at this time. The palace seemed to be very strict, but in fact there were holes everywhere, and any kind of news might be spread.

Li Zhang felt it was reasonable after hearing this, but if it was not possible in the palace, he could only look outside the palace. It would definitely not work inside the city. He was not familiar with it outside the city. The only land he knew was the few acres of river beaches in Huyan's family, so he could not give any useful suggestions on this matter.

"How long do you think it's time to wait for potato planting?" Liu E was meditating for a moment, and suddenly raised her head and asked Li Zhang again.

"This... Although the weather has become warmer now, I am afraid that we will encounter late spring cold. We don't have many potatoes and cannot withstand such troubles. So I plan to wait until the weather has completely warmed up before planting. In this way, it may have to wait until mid-March." Li Zhang also thought for a moment and replied that late spring cold is also a kind of weather disaster. If it is serious, it may freeze the newly planted crops to death, so he did not dare to take risks.

"So there are a few days left. Let's do this. I'll think carefully about it in the past few days and try to find a suitable place to plant it!" Liu E immediately spoke again. In the past few days, all her energy has been devoted to Zhao Heng's funeral and how to stabilize the court, so she has no time to consider the matter of potatoes.

Li Zhang nodded when he heard this, and then he looked at Liu E who looked a little haggard. He thought of Lu Wu's previous words, so he said, "Grandma, you are now maintaining the safety of the world, so you must pay more attention to rest!"

"Haha, you are very interested, but I know my body myself. You can spend more time with Zhen'er!" Liu E also smiled warmly when she heard Li Zhang's words, and then waved her hand and asked Li Zhang to retreat.
Chapter completed!