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Prime Minister Luo Dao reported to Zhao Yuan about the conscription arranged by Zhao Yuan before. After the report, Luo Dao specifically offered to let Cui Qi make some additions, and Zhao Yuan also nodded.

The privy envoy Cheng Xin watched from the side, and sneered in his heart: "Why don't you say that Luo Dao is scheming? The conscription was actually handled by Cui Qi, but at this time, he reported to the emperor, and finally asked Cui Qi to make a supplement, first, to make Cui Qi grateful for his support, and second, the emperor also appreciated his strength. ”

"This person has been able to go smoothly in officialdom for so many years, but he just relies on his ability to be a man. It's that this Cui Qi is a little unpredictable, don't look at his age, but he has been promoted recently. ”

"This man's ability should not be underestimated, although the matter of conscription is not difficult, but it is relatively trivial, but he handles it in an orderly manner. No wonder Luo Dao always praises him in front of the emperor, it seems that this treacherous and cunning Prime Minister Luo wants to win this person over as a confidant. ”

"Since Huang Nian values this Cui Qi so much, why don't I also say a few good words, and don't let this good person do it all to Luo Dao."

Cheng Xin thought of this, and took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, the matter of conscription in this matter is going so smoothly, and Lord Cui has contributed a lot." ”

Zhao Yuan gently put down the fold in his hand, and his slender and deep eyes looked at him with a smile: "Smooth? He paused: "So far, the recruits who have been recruited have not been uniformly settled, but are only scattered in the barracks in various places, so what is the use of recruiting them in this way?" ”

"Luo Dao, you are in charge of recruitment, and today you showed me all how they were recruited, but you didn't say how these recruits were placed. Now that the treasury is empty, these recruits are not properly housed for a day, or spend an extra day of idle expenses. ”

"As the prime minister, why did you handle this matter so hastily?"

Luo Dao heard that the emperor's voice was wrong, and he was still a little puzzled in his heart: "Originally, conscription is such a thing, and the follow-up placement will be handed over to the army for unified arrangement, the emperor is from a martial arts background, how can he not understand this?" ”

He knew that the emperor must have a good intention when he said this, but he couldn't guess it for a while, so he had to step forward and kneel down and plead guilty: "It's the old minister who is not thoughtful and unfavorable, and he asks the emperor to condemn him." ”

Everything that happened in front of him made Cheng Xin, who was standing on the side and wanted to boast two sentences, stand there awkwardly, neither advancing nor retreating.

happened to hear Luo Dao say that he asked the emperor to surrender his guilt, so he hurriedly found himself a step down, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the prime minister has worked hard these days, and there is no merit and hard work. ”

Zhao Yuan and Cheng Xinxin have known each other since they were teenagers, and Zhao Yuan knows his habits well. Zhao Yuan didn't pay attention to Cheng Xin, but just looked at Luo Dao sternly: "Could it be that you have been the first assistant for ten years, and you think that your position is stable, and no one in the court can shake you, so you slack off?" ”

Zhao Yuan's words were already very heavy, and even Luo Dao's face changed a little. He hurriedly kowtowed deeply: "I don't dare to ...... for the ministers"

However, Zhao Yuan seemed to be really angry, turned his face away, and ignored Luo Dao's plea at all.

At this time, Cui Qi, who had been standing next to him, felt that he couldn't be so silent anymore. Although the whole thing was done by himself, and after the whole thing was completed, it was all the credit of Luo Dao, and he was still a little angry in his heart.

But if something goes wrong in this matter, the first person to be punished is not Cui Qi but Luo Dao. Thinking of this, he also felt a lot of relief in his heart.

But this matter was watched by himself from beginning to end, and now there is a mistake, and it makes sense to let Luo Dao carry it alone, so Cui Qi knelt down and said to Zhao Yuan: "Your Majesty, please let me say a word to the minister." ”

"Say." Zhao Yuan didn't look at him, and there was still anger on his face that had not dissipated.

Cui Qi has just been an official, and he has never experienced this kind of thing, and he has obviously done a good job, but he will be blamed by the emperor, and maybe he will be condemned in a while, and it is even possible to be assigned to the border pass.

He wanted to say that it would be a lie to say that he was not afraid now, but even so, he still said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, because Lord Luo is the first assistant, he is busy with official affairs, and the specific matters of conscription are arranged for the ministers. ”

"It is the first time for a minister to do such an important thing for the court, and he wants to do it quickly, but some details are not well considered, so there will be such a mistake. This is the truth of the matter, you can't let Lord Luo bear all the blame, and the minister is the culprit. ”

As soon as he said this, Luo Dao, who was still leaning over and bowing, relaxed his eyebrows: "This kid is really sincere, the emperor is just doing this to test whether he is responsible, but I didn't expect Cui Qi to really stand up and ask to bear the blame." ”

Luo Dao glanced up at Zhao Yuan at this time, and saw that although Zhao Yuan's expression was still gloomy, his gaze was no longer as stern as just now. This time, Luo Dao affirmed his judgment even more: "The emperor has always rewarded and punished clearly, but this kind of egg-picking thing has never been done." ”

"The emperor has taken great pains for Cui Qi, which also shows how broad the career of this Lord Cui will be in the future. Only this time, I'm afraid the emperor will give him some hardships...... As the saying goes, blessings and misfortunes depend on each other. The emperor wants to reuse him, so he will definitely teach him a lesson this time. ”

Sure enough, Zhao Yuan patted the imperial case lightly and said: "Cui Qi, since you have taken the imperial court's money, you have to do your best to do things for the imperial court, and this is not an excuse for being young and inexperienced." ”

"Since you explained that this matter has little to do with Lord Luo, the main thing is that you are operating, then you will be responsible for this matter to the end. The recruits recruited this time are mainly in Zhuozhou, Yuzhang County and Taiyuan Prefecture, and I will appoint you as the commander of the army, responsible for the registration of these recruits, the formation of the assembly, and finally send these recruits to Youzhou on time. ”

After listening to Zhao Yuan's arrangement, Luo Dao and Cheng Xin both gasped. originally thought it was a punishment like a fine, but I didn't expect the emperor to directly demote Cui Qi to other places. Let him go from an enviable Beijing official to a military Chinese book who eats and sleeps in the open.

Cui Qi was still calm in his heart, because he thought that the worst would be to be assigned to the border pass, but now the result has not reached that step. Then his voice was much calmer than before, and he replied, "Your Ministers obey." ”

Zhao Yuan looked at Cui Qi, and there was a look of appreciation in his long, sunken eyes: "Cui Aiqing shouldn't be so-so this time because he is young." ”

Cui Qi immediately bowed his head and said: "The minister respectfully obeys the emperor's teachings, and does his best to handle this matter well. ”

Zhao Yuan raised his eyebrows, looking a little surprised and a little surprised. Cui Qi was originally a civilian official, but this time he took the initiative to make a military order, which is very appetizing to Zhao Yuan, who was born as a military attaché, and he likes this kind of neat and neat civil official.