Chapter 709: The monarch and the minister are on their knees
The high and low quarrels outside the Ganlu Hall made Li Heng frown frequently, and he turned to the eunuchs of the forces around him dissatisfied.
"Go out and tell the people outside that I am discussing with the Imperial Doctor about the importance of the whole country, and whoever dares to make noise and noise will not be spared!"
Li Heng is a person who rarely loses his temper, and even those eunuch palace people around him rarely see someone reprimanding someone loudly, and now they can't help but look at each other when they suddenly have a seizure.
Soon, the noise outside the Manna Hall died down, and the silence inside the hall returned to its previous level.
Qin Jin sat quietly in front of the couch, he had committed a big taboo to enter the palace without an edict today, but Li Heng did not blame him for seeing Qin Jin, but showed joy on his face.
"Worm Lady brought you in, right?"
The Son of Heaven did not mention official business, but only talked about some family matters, which was also beyond Qin Jin's expectations.
"Originally, tomorrow was your day of great joy, but Fang Xuan's army was defeated, and my body and bones were not angry...... You, you must treat the worm girl well, otherwise I won't agree......"
After talking for a while, Li Heng couldn't help coughing, hating to control and suppress, and only coughed a few times before closing his eyes to recuperate.
Qin Jin had no choice but to bow his head and say:
"Please take care of your majesty's body, only if your majesty is healthy, Chang'an will be stable, and the world will not be in chaos again!"
Regarding the matter of the eldest princess of Shou'an, Qin Jin was unwilling to make any verbal promises to Li Heng. If she will inevitably become her wife, how can she be bad to her?
Hearing Qin Jin say this, Li Heng struggled to open his eyes again, barely supported himself, grabbed Qin Jin's sleeve, and his entire body was almost next to him.
"Qin Qing only said, if something happens to me, will there still be chaos in the world?"
Qin Jin rarely saw Li Heng lose his temper like this, and he couldn't help but feel a little compassion in his heart. It is said that it is good to be an emperor, and it has been a river of blood for thousands of years, but look at this Li Heng, I am afraid that he was born in the emperor's family, and he has not been happy for a moment since he became the prince. Succeeding to the throne and becoming the emperor worked hard day by day, and all kinds of pressures from inside and outside the government and the opposition almost crushed his backbone.
"Your Majesty, the crisis of the Tang Dynasty is not in the wilderness, but in the court!"
That's all he can say. Can it still be pointed out bluntly, as long as you just close your eyes, your son, son, and wife will jump out to fight for the world, and then fight for the blood?
Although Li Heng was benevolent, he was a very delicate and meticulous person, and he only needed a slight reminder to immediately understand the true meaning of Qin Jin's words.
But at the same time, a trace of sadness appeared on Li Heng's face.
"My body is like three feet of ice today, how can it be a day's work? Even I can't guarantee when I will leave the West, if it really happens, where will I have the face to see my ancestors and ancestors!"
In the end, there was already a faint cry.
Seeing this, Qin Jin secretly sighed, after all, there is still a time when manpower is exhausted, even if you are the emperor, there is such a sad time. Although he didn't want to say it explicitly, it was the case, once Li Heng had three longs and two shorts, the Chang'an government and the opposition would immediately set off a storm, and the slightest improper response could lead to endless disasters.
In such a situation, what could Qin Jin say? The purpose of his visit was to stay by Li Heng's side, so that if there was really an accident, he could deal with it as soon as possible, and he also wanted to avoid those people in the palace who had ill intentions from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble. Therefore, even if Li Heng is almost out of shape, he can only choose to be silent, he is not a miracle doctor, he has the ability to rejuvenate with wonderful hands, live the dead, and flesh and bones.
"Qin Qing, you say, you say, how should I choose?"
Li Heng suddenly raised his voice, and suddenly patted his head with an epiphany, and said hurriedly:
"Yes, yes, the crown prince, as long as the position of the prince is certain, all disputes will naturally disappear!"
Qin Jin glanced at Li Heng and knew that he couldn't stop talking, it was indeed a way to establish a prince, but it couldn't solve the urgent need.
"The top priority is that Your Majesty will take care of your body, and as for the matter of the crown prince, it may be possible to consider it in the long run!"
Li Heng's eyes immediately became a little confused.
"Could it be that Qin Qing doesn't agree with the canonization of the crown prince?"
"Of course, the minister agrees with the canonization of the crown prince, but the time must be ripe, otherwise how can the hasty decision be made without trouble?"
He can see that the current Li Heng has lost every inch, if he agrees with him to be crowned prince, once his body recovers in the future, if he regrets the decision he made today, he will naturally blame himself for the reason. Therefore, no matter how desperately Qin Jin hoped that Li Heng would appoint King Guangping as the crown prince, he still had to persuade him to think twice before acting with a cautious and serious attitude.
However, Li Heng is now in a hurry to go to the doctor, and he feels that his body is difficult to sustain, so he has the idea of solving all the troubles behind him as soon as possible. It's just that from Qin Jin's point of view, Li Heng may not have reached the point where the oil is exhausted. Although it is inevitable to lose one's vitality, it will not just die like this, right? Now I am afraid that some people in the palace have done something to prevent Li Heng from dying early, and there will be no room for recovery.
It was because Qin Jin didn't say much, just quietly waited for Li Heng to calm down, only when he calmed down, everything could be discussed.
After a long time, Li Heng finally came back to his senses, and all that could be heard in the Manna Hall was his heavy gasps.
"Your Majesty's current concern, isn't it what kind of impact Fang Xuan's defeat will cause?"
"That's true, I'm in a state of confusion now, and it's hard to think, and I ask Qin Qing to clear up the mess in front of me for me!"
As soon as Li Heng calmed down, he immediately regained his previous humility and prudence, which was similar to the almost hysterical performance just now. In fact, in Qin Jin's view, this is also Li Heng's hidden character flaw, as the son of heaven, he must have the basic conditions of not being shocked everywhere and having a heart like iron. Measured by this condition, Li Heng's father, the current Emperor Li Longji, is undoubtedly the most suitable.
Even though Qin Jin was full of ill feelings towards this person, he had to admit that Li Longji was more suitable to be the emperor than Li Heng. However, after all, Li Longji has entered the last years of his life, and he has long lost the pioneering and enterprising spirit of his youth, and in addition, he has developed a mean and unkind character during his years of ruling career, and it is impossible for him to appoint talents with big minds and boldness.
Everyone has only arrived at Li Longji, and there may be only one step between ascending to the stage and guillotine.
Now that it's troubled times, Li Longji's set will obviously not work.
Qin Jin raised his head again and looked at Li Heng, this emperor was different from all the emperors he imagined, his face was full of exhaustion and pain, where was there half a point of majesty in the world?
"From the courtier's point of view, Your Majesty does not need to worry too much about the defeat of the Prime Minister of the Fang. Although the thief has once again gained the upper hand and the advantage at the moment, in the long run, it will take at least three or two years, or at most seven or eight years, and the thief will perish! Therefore, although the imperial court has many worries in the near future, in the long run, it is very optimistic!"
Li Heng has always attached great importance to Qin Jin's advice, and when he heard him say such a thing today, it was inevitable that he would not believe his ears. It seems that Fang Xuan's defeat is nothing, and the world will naturally be peaceful in another three or five years.
"Qin Qing is joking?"
"When did the minister ever gossip?"
Qin Jin's words were conclusive, Li Heng thought for a while, and felt that it was also very reasonable, although Qin Jin and his people rarely dared to govern the government, but their vision was surprisingly unique, and every critical moment of the decision played a pivotal role. This is the suggestion that made Li Heng pay more and more attention to Qin Jin.
However, it was still difficult for Li Heng to imagine how the imperial court could defeat the rebels in three or five years under various disadvantages.
Once the conversation was extended, the pressure accumulated in Li Heng's heart actually faded, but he was more worried about what would happen in five or six years, or even eight or nine years later.
"The thief raised an army, and the victory was sudden, and the court was false and real, so there were successive defeats since then. ”
Of course, there is a more important reason for this that was hidden by Qin Jin, that is, all kinds of outrageous infighting, if the imperial court at that time could be united with the same hatred and sincerity, there may not be the fall of Tongguan, and Li Longji may not become the emperor early.
Most of these are irrelevant topics, and they will distract Li Heng, so Qin Jin chose to avoid the important and light.
"But the thief soldiers are also like crossbow arrows, there is a strong crossbow at the beginning of the beginning, although Fang Xianggong was defeated, but also hit the city of Luoyang, which is enough to prove that they are already going downhill, and the court is gradually recovering stronger, under the advantages and disadvantages of the other, the advantages and disadvantages are naturally very obvious. In addition, the thieves only raised troops in Hebei and Dugi, and they spent a lot of money to eat in the mountains and evenings, while the imperial court had the fact that the Jianghuai tax was rich in fish and rice, and could supply the army in a steady stream. ”
Qin Jin said in one breath, paused and added:
"If Your Majesty can take a long-term view of the inevitable trend of the imperial court's rebellion, the defeat of Fang Xuan's army is just a small ditch on this road, so why be so worried?"
Li Heng chewed Qin Jin's words three or two times, and then woke up like a dream and said:
"Thanks to Qin Qing, I have the feeling of seeing the sun through the clouds! However, the Jianghuai tax on fish and rice is blocked by the cut off of transportation, and I can't get to Guanzhong, Gao Shi is the envoy of the festival in Huainan, and after quelling the rebellion of the Yongwang, I can completely prepare my army for war and be ready to go north to Luoyang at any time. ”
After all, a serious illness is like a mountain, and although Li Heng is excited, the alternating changes in red and white on his face also prove that mood swings have brought a lot of burden to his body. But Qin Jin still has to say that since he has already started, he must explain all the analysis thoroughly.
"Things in the world are generally lost in the east corner of the harvest, although the counterinsurgency will succeed sooner or later, but the hidden worries and troubles that can be brought can almost destroy the country!"
"What?"
This last sentence made Li Heng's eyes widen in shock, and he thought that something was wrong with his ears!
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