"Master, it's time to drink the medicine." The maid came in with a bowl of decoction.

Li Qi was wrapped in a cotton blanket and was reading carefully on the bed with a magnifying glass. I'm old, my eyes aren't very good, but fortunately I have a magnifying glass, otherwise I can only make people chant.

In the impression of traditional physicists, although the school of physics is "deceiving the public", it is not without merit, and they are very fond of magnifying glasses and shrinking glasses (short-sighted glasses).

Li Qi took the potion, raised his neck and drank it in one gulp, then waved his hand to let the maid leave.

After reading another page of the book, Li Qi put it down gently, and he really didn't have the mood to read.

This old gentleman is over seventy years old!

A few years ago, when the Yellow River burst, the governor of the river sacrificed to the mountains and rivers, and Li Li reprimanded him for worshipping the river. The dignified Ministry of Engineering is still a scholar, and he doesn't think about how to clean up the river, but he is entangled in this kind of problem, and he seems to be a mediocre and incompetent person.

But a few people still remember that Li Qi was promoted all the way by political achievements.

When he was young, he went to Shanxi for disaster relief, not only rescuing countless victims, but also presiding over the excavation of canals to irrigate millions of acres of farmland. Today, the largest water conservancy project in Shanxi was built by Li Li under layers of pressure.

He also built fortifications in Miyun, and from then on, the Mongols did not invade from Miyunnan, because Li Qi's defense line was built without flaws.

Li Qi belongs to Liu Daxia's henchmen, don't look at Liu Daxia's reputation in later generations, but he is a cadre who can really do things, and he is still a traditional reformer (except for opening the sea, Liu Daxia advocates reform in other aspects).

Li Qi was also a reformist before, and before Li Dongyang Zhishi, Liu Daxia and Li Qi participated in the formulation of the reform plan left to Wang Yuan.

Zhengde succeeded to the throne, Liu Jin took power, Liu Daxia got out, and Li Qi also got out.

It wasn't until Liu Jin was ambushed and Li Dongyang gained power that Li Yi was summoned back.

But Li Dongyang soon retired again, and Li Qi could only go with the flow in order to protect his life. He reluctantly cooperated with Yang Tinghe, and reluctantly cooperated with Liang Chu, and also accepted the pull of eunuchs and border generals. Occasionally advised the emperor not to build large-scale construction, but once the emperor gave an order, Li Yi would still try his best to cooperate.

At the beginning, everyone, including Wang Yuan, felt that Li Yi had taken refuge in Yang Tinghe. But now everyone understands that this old guy doesn't take refuge in anyone, he just wants to mix up until retirement.

However, at this time, Li Qi suddenly became angry again!

Because Wang Yuan helped the Ministry of Industry to recover part of the financial rights, the Ministry of Industry set up a new Jieshen Treasury, and the tariffs, including Hangzhou Nanguan, would be handed over to the Jieshen Treasury for disposal by the Ministry of Industry.

Qingliu and eunuchs, at the same time, keep an eye on the festival and the library!

Yang Tinghe wanted his henchmen to manage the Jieshen Treasury, and Zhang Yong also wanted to set up a supervising eunuch in the Jieshen Treasury. Li Qi, who has always been submissive, suddenly regained his youthful demeanor, guarding the festival and guarding the library to prevent anyone from getting involved, which is equivalent to offending Yang Tinghe and Zhang Yong at the same time.

This old dog still has a few teeth left, and it may not be good to bite people, but he has not lost his ability to protect food.

"Prepare the car!"

Li Qi suddenly got up from the head of the bed, threw away the magnifying glass in his hand, and went straight to the palace in the west of the city in a sedan chair.

The entourage handed over the post, and when Menzi saw that the Ministry of Industry was coming, he hurriedly ran in to report the news.

Wang Yuan personally came to the main gate to greet him, helped Li Yi into the house, and asked, "What is the important matter of Li Shangshu, who actually came in the snow himself?" ”

Li Yi didn't answer directly, but almost said: "Wang Shilang really has the ability, he can turn waste into treasure, and turn those useless carbon ashes into honeycomb charcoal to benefit the people." ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "It's all physics students who are busy. ”

Li Qi arched his hand and said: "Lao Yu is also very interested in physics, and he also specializes in studying the new arithmetic science pioneered by Wang Shilang. ”

Wang Yuan asked, "Li Shangshu is also interested in arithmetic?" ”

Li Yi smiled and said: "No matter what, Lao Yu is also the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and he also presided over many projects when he was young. If you don't study arithmetic, won't you be deceived by the small night? ”

"It's a gaffe." Wang Yuan apologized.

Li Qi Zhengse said: "The new money made by the Ministry of Industry is of poor quality and insufficient materials, which has ruined Wang Shilang's big business. The old man came here to apologize for Wang Shilang's visit, and asked Wang Shilang not to blame, and the old man immediately rectified the Baoyuan Bureau of the Ministry of Industry! ”

Wang Yuan was curious: "What's the inside story of this matter?" ”

Li Yi explained: "Because of the matter of the Jie Shen Ku, the old man offended Yang Ge Lao and Zhang Yong. Seeing that it was advantageous for the Baoquan Bureau of the Ministry of Household to mint money, he also wanted the Ministry of Industry to mint money, but he didn't have the face to ask Wang Shilang for help, after all, this was suspected of robbing his political achievements. It just so happened that Jiang Bin came to the door and was willing to help ask for a money errand at His Majesty's place, and the old man agreed to him in a moment's confusion. ”

seems to explain it very straightforwardly and thoroughly, but Li Qi still has some words left unfinished.

It was because he offended Yang Tinghe and Zhang Yong, and he didn't want to get too close to Wang Yuan, so he chose to cooperate with Jiang Bin temporarily. Unexpectedly, after Jiang Bin took the negotiated profits, he was still greedy and insufficient, and secretly collaborated with the officials of the Baoyuan Bureau to cut corners, and the silver dollars made could be directly broken by hand - too much lead and tin were mixed in!

Li Qi was directly dumbfounded, and he couldn't get off the rack. He has already offended Zhang Yong and Yang Tinghe, did he fall out with Jiang Bin again?

You can only ask Wang Yuan for help, and you have to completely surrender to Wang Yuan, otherwise this matter will not end at all!

As a veteran minister in his seventies, although Li Qi goes with the flow, he is extremely arrogant in his bones. He only served Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Liu Daxia's generation, and looked down on Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu and others at all, and regarded Wang Yuan as a grandchild.

was forced to take refuge in Wang Yuan, not to mention how aggrieved Li Qi was.

"Jiang Bin's holy family is long, they can't be defeated. The old decay is caught in it, and it has become the target of everyone," Li Yi shook his head and sighed, "It's really old and confused, how can you trust Jiang Bin, I believe that he can stop with just a little benefit!" ”

Wang Yuan pondered carefully, probably wanted to understand the situation, and asked with a smile: "Does Li Shangshu approve of the reform?" ”

Li Qi half-squinted: "If you don't change, you will decline, but you must be cautious." ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and said: "Those who preside over reform must be cautious, but to really start reform, they must make great strides forward. The matter of reform, sailing against the current, if you do not advance, you will retreat! ”

Li Li stroked his beard and laughed: "Haha, Wang Shilang has a deep political samadhi, so maybe there is really some hope for the success of the reform." ”

"Is Li Shangshu willing to help me?" Wang Yuan asked directly.

Li Qi sighed: "I'm not going to do it, I'm already over seventy years old, how many more years can I live?" But I have one person who can recommend Wang Shilang. ”

"Which sage?" Wang Yuan asked.

Li Qi said: "Zhao Huang, the right waiter of the Ministry of Industry. This man is reform-minded, impartial, and capable. With his talents, political achievements and qualifications, he should have been promoted to the left squire a long time ago, but he stopped because he offended too many people. ”

Wang Yuan asked again: "How is Liu Yong, the left waiter of the Ministry of Works?" ”

Li Yi replied with a smile: "People from the Yang Party." ”

Wang Yuan said: "Since he is the left waiter of the Ministry of Works, the Baoyuan Bureau should also let him share a little of the blame for casting bad money, right?" ”

"It's reasonable, it's all like that." Li Qi said.

Zhang Yong and Yang Tinghe both wanted to control the treasury of the Ministry of Industry, and hated Li Qi for secretly cooperating with Jiang Bin, so they planned to join forces to dismiss Li Qi. Since Li Yi is willing to take refuge in Wang Yuan, Wang Yuan will not refuse to accept the Ministry of Industry, and directly let Liu Yong, the left attendant of the Ministry of Industry, take the blame.

Liu Yong, who has a very bad official reputation, has long been impeached and embezzled many times, and Yang Tinghe has been able to mix up until now. It's a great candidate to take the blame!