Chapter 1240

"That chapter Qiu and Qiong retired first. ”

Zhang Qiu and Qiong understood, knowing that the two had something to talk about, they immediately retreated to the side, and the other generals also dispersed when they saw this, leaving only Wang Chong and King Song to move forward calmly.

"This court meeting, do you feel it?"

King Song and Wang Chong stood side by side, and asked lightly as they walked.

"Hmm!"

Wang Chong nodded, although it was only the first day, Wang Chong had already felt that the undercurrent in the entire court was turbulent, treacherous, and extremely complicated.

"The situation back then was even more complicated than it is now!"

King Song said lightly, and only said one sentence, which can be regarded as an explanation for Wang Chong.

"Who are those unfamiliar faces? It is impossible for there to be so many more people in the court overnight, what is their origin?"

Wang Chong said again.

"For a while, I can't answer you, but from the resume, these people are perfect, even I can't say anything against it!"

Song Wang Dao.

"So, it's the old lady, right?"

Wang Zheng suddenly stopped and looked ahead. For a moment, his gaze was sharp.

The old lady is the first of the civil ministers, and almost all of these new unfamiliar faces are civil ministers. With so many people and so many new faces, it would be impossible without the approval of the old lady. And even if it wasn't done by the old lady, it definitely had nothing to do with him.

"I've had the same thoughts as you before, but I'm afraid it's not that simple. The old lady is indeed involved, but she is by no means the one who controls everything behind the scenes. And I'm more worried about one more thing than that......"

King Song said with a solemn face.

"Oh. ”

Wang Chong's brows moved, and he was about to ask, when suddenly a mellow voice came from behind him:

"Two princes, please stay!"

The two of them moved in their hearts, and when they turned around, they saw a long figure with wide robes and big sleeves, wearing a red first-class official uniform, and quickly greeted them from behind.

Seeing the figure, the expressions of both of them became a little subtle.

"Prime Minister!"

King Song saluted first, but Wang Chong on the side smiled indifferently, holding his hands behind his back, motionless.

The one who caught up from the rear was none other than the leader of the group of officials, the prime minister of the dynasty, Li Gonu.

"The two princes are polite. ”

Li Gonu approached and hurriedly returned a salute.

"Is there anything wrong with the Prime Minister?"

Wang Chong said lukewarmly. He and Li Genu had an argument in the court just now, and it was not good to see him at this time.

"Hehe, King of the Exotic Land, His Royal Highness the King of Song, did the two of you have a misunderstanding about what happened just now?"

Li Genu rubbed his hands and smiled slightly, like a spring breeze bathing:

"The matter of dismantling the box army is just a matter of facts, and there is no other intention. Moreover, if there is a need in the future, it is completely possible to recruit troops in advance, and even increase the size of the army on the existing basis, all this is not impossible!"

Li Genu spoke without leaking, and his expression was chic and frank, and his expression was extremely kind, like a ball of cotton, which made people completely angry with him. And as a member of Zhengyipin, the head of the group of officials, Li Genu does not have the slightest official position, which is very rare even among the ministers, and it is also one of the reasons why the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty is respected.

"The Prime Minister is serious, but this king doesn't mean that. ”

A look of doubt flashed in King Song's eyes, and a certain doubt in his heart seemed to have suddenly dissipated a lot, and he hurriedly replied. Wang Chong, who was only on the side, still looked cold and indifferent.

If he didn't know the details of this Tang Dynasty, Wang Chong would really be deceived by his reputation and smile like the King of Song and the civil and military officials in the court. However, Wang Chong knew deeply that if anyone was really deceived by his harmony, he would really be eaten by him, and there would be no bones left.

People who have been deceived by his appearance and smile have been, are and will be in the future, but this definitely does not include Wang Chong. Because Wang Chong deeply knows that the "virtuous minister" in front of him has another more prominent name, "Li Linfu"!

And about this prime minister, there is another word called "mouth honey belly sword". The person in front of me is probably the most disguised person in the history of the Tang Dynasty, and even in the entire history of Middle-earth!

Regarding what he said, Wang Chong didn't believe a word, what "when the time is right, expand the scale of the army", it was just talk, and it was absolutely impossible to happen.

"Hehe, Prime Minister, Yichun Taishou asked me to say hello to you!"

Wang Cheng stepped forward suddenly, and said a word with a smile in front of Li Genu. However, it was such a simple sentence, and the face of the high-ranking and powerful prime minister changed suddenly. With Li Genu's mental cultivation, for a moment, he couldn't help but turn blue and speechless.

But for only a moment, Li Gonu quickly returned to normal, his face was ruddy, like a spring breeze, and full of smiles.

"Hehe, it seems that the king of the foreign land has a deep misunderstanding of me!"

Li Genu was not angry, and his face was still calm and light:

"King Song, King of Exotic Lands, I remembered that there was something else to do, so I left first, and I will explain to the two of you another day. ”

Li Ganu said.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister is gracious, then we'll see you another day. ”

King Song waved his hand and saluted, and watched Prime Minister Li Goldu leave, and disappeared all the time, then he turned around and looked at Wang Chong on the side.

"Wang Chong, why did you suddenly mention Li Shizhi's matter. Do you believe that too?"

"It's not believing, it's the truth!"

Wang Chong looked at the direction in which Li Linfu disappeared and said lightly.

Yichun guarded Li Shizhi too much, and he was highly valued by the Holy Emperor back then, but Li Linfu used a trick to trick him into returning to his hometown, so that he could return to Beijing to get close to the Holy Emperor, but when he turned around, Li Linfu lied to the Holy Emperor that Li Shizhi was old and sick, and asked the Holy Emperor to have mercy and let him resign and retire to recuperate in his old age.

Li Shi later found out that he had been deceived and poked out the matter.

However, no one believed in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, even if he was Li Linfu's political enemy, because Li Linfu was known as a virtuous minister in the court, and he would never do such a thing.

Li Shi later came and died depressed.

This matter caused a lot of trouble in the government and the opposition for a while, but after all, there was no conclusive evidence, and no one believed it, so it was finally settled.

Even King Song didn't expect that Wang Chong would turn this matter over again. Looking at Wang Chong's serious expression in front of him, King Song was thoughtful.

"So, some time ago, His Royal Highness avoided it, in fact, because of Prime Minister Li Genu, right?"

At this time, Wang Zheng suddenly spoke.

"Buzz!"

In an instant, King Song's face changed instantly.

"This is not the place to talk, go!"

King Song suddenly grabbed Wang Chong's arm, quickly glanced around, and without saying a word, pulled Wang Chong and walked forward quickly.

Outside the city gate, King Song pulled Wang Chong into the carriage, sat down in the carriage, and breathed a long sigh of relief:

"Wang Chong, you are witty and clever, even if I don't tell you about this matter, I know that you will definitely find a way to find out by yourself. However, above the court, there are many people talking about each other, and it is a place of right and wrong, not a place to speak. ”

"Hehe, Khorasan's army has been withdrawn, and the military strength of the major metropolitan protectorates is also being reduced, and now even the box army has to be reduced, is there anything bigger than this?"

Wang Chong laughed to himself.

King Song was silent.

"So, Your Highness, what happened that day?"

Wang rushed straight to the point and went straight to the point.

"Alas, there is nothing left to hide. ”

King Song sighed and said slowly. Wang Chong had already learned a lot about the events of that day from his uncle Wang Gan, Zhang Qiu and Qiong, and other ministers, but King Song made up for the most important piece of the map.

It turned out that the Song king knew about Khorasan's proposal long before the court meeting, and as an important leader of real power in the court, it was basically impossible for many resolutions to be concealed from the Song king. Before many folds were delivered to the court, they would first pass through the hands of King Song.

The proposal for the withdrawal of the troops from Khorasan, the king of Song did not take it to heart at all, because in the eyes of the king of Song, it was impossible to pass at all, and it was completely the product of the impulse of a certain minister.

But when he arrived at the court, King Song felt that something was wrong, first of all, Wang Jian was not there, and secondly, Zhang Qiu and Qiong, as the secretary of the military department, had not yet appeared, and the most disturbing thing for King Song was that this anti-war proposal was supported by many ministers in the court, and it was not at all like the product of a certain minister's impulse.

What's even more unfavorable is that the king of Song found that those ministers came completely prepared, and they also formed an alliance with the king of Qi led by the old princess. In the court, King Qi mobilized his officials to fully support this proposal. And what really made this proposal pass was another person's statement.

"Li Linfu!"

Before King Song could say it, Wang Chong had already guessed the answer.

"You're right, it's the Prime Minister!"

King Song sighed and said:

"Wang Chong, you haven't been in contact with the government affairs of the court before, and it is the first time to participate in the court meeting, so you don't know that the prime minister not only represents a double identity, but also has another meaning among the civil and military officials. The Prime Minister has always rarely interfered in the affairs of the court, and once he did, it meant that it was not only his intention, but also His Majesty's intention. ”

"Lord Li is a heavenly heart, and he is good at figuring out the meaning of the Holy Emperor, in the past ten years, he has rarely spoken, but as long as he speaks, it is all secretly in line with the Holy Emperor's intentions. All proposals approved by the Prime Minister will be approved by His Majesty in the end. Even sometimes, in some places where it is inconvenient to express the meaning, His Majesty will signal the ministers through the Prime Minister. So after so many years, everyone has assumed that Lord Li's meaning is actually the idea of the Holy Emperor. ”

"On that day, the Prime Minister came out of the court, and I thought that he would oppose this proposal on behalf of the Holy Emperor. Unexpectedly, in the end, he stood up and voted in favor, and it was this vote that caused a huge reversal in the entire court discussion. Even many generals had to abandon their stance and change their attitudes. ”

King Song said in a deep voice, a look of memory in his eyes. The intrigue in the court that day was treacherous, even if I think back today, it is still full of shock, an important border town in the Tang Dynasty, a front-line fortress built with the blood of countless soldiers, and in this day, the fate was ruled in the court.