The rare thing about the old minister is that he is experienced, well-informed, and has deep qualifications, and can set an example for everyone.

Of course, there are also some old ministers who will keep talking about Lian Po and whether they can still eat, or even the old man is determined to be thousands of miles away, wanting to bully the king, suppress the ministers, and act recklessly.

And Chen Xiaoyi obviously belongs to the former, after listening to Li Po's words, even if he sets the tone of the conversation for the other two, that is, admitting mistakes, not admonishing or confronting.

Li Po was very satisfied, there were some things to say but not to say, originally he didn't plan to reveal his meaning clearly, he had the means to achieve his goals.

But then he changed his mind, because the three people in front of him had been following him for a long time, and they were the smartest and most capable of the old men when they first started the army, and there was no harm in talking to them.

It's just that they are different from those generals after all, and his words are much more tactful, as long as he sees that the posture is wrong, he can immediately turn around.

If possible, the next thing to say would be like, you see I'm so tired, what else do you have to say?

But Chen Xiaoyi listens to the string song and knows the elegant meaning, it will save a lot of trouble, Wen Yanbo and Su have to keep up with the rhythm whether they want to or not, they are close ministers of the Han Dynasty, not anyone else, in such a matter, there will definitely be no deviation in understanding.

Needless to say, the two immediately echoed their words, and their tactfulness and cleverness were no worse than Li Po.

In fact, although they felt that the king's words were a little inappropriate, but when they thought about it, they were not unreasonable.

If we can really do our job, perform our duties, work together, and unite as one, why worry about big things? What's more, didn't the king also say that it was just a long-term goal that needed to be worked on, not an absolute ...... Isn't it the essence of proper governance?

Besides, if there are major matters to be decided in the future, can you really skip the king? As for what is a big thing, everyone has his own discretion, as long as the king does not make it a small matter.

Li Po made a small calculation, and the three close ministers were not much worse, he really responded to that sentence, and it was endless fun to fight with others......

With such a gesture, Li Po smiled and waved his hand, "There is no need to be like this, let others hear about it, and think that I have nothing to do, and I want to follow that mediocre act." ”

Hearing this, the three of them were indifferent, they had already gotten used to it, and they got cheap, if they didn't say a few words, this one would definitely feel imperfect.

"Don't worry too much about the matter of knighthood, those who are close to you go first, and those who have merit come first, which one is irresponsible, let him come to me to tell it."

Just know ...... Chen Xiaoyi and Wen Yanbo glanced at each other, with a faint smile, all the previous anxieties have dissipated, and the king is still the original king, sometimes lazy and complaining, but he will not ignore the big things.

Although it is a little different from the ideal king in their minds, it is much stronger than those who are crazy, rebellious, and brazen today.

In fact, just like Li Po understands their life, over the years, they are also familiar with Li Po's habits and temperament, and the small confrontation between the king and his subordinates is better to cooperate with each other, and the result is naturally very satisfactory to everyone.

For example, Su is younger, so he is not as scheming as they are, and he just felt some taste at this time, which is really slow.

At this time, Wen Yanbo said in a timely manner: "What the king said is that the ministers will do it accordingly in the future, and they will not let the treacherous people disturb the audio-visual." ”

And the matter of knighthood, what is missing is actually such a sentence, with the general direction, this matter is not difficult, and it is inevitable that there will be blame later, but as long as Li Po is satisfied, those are all trivialities, and the king also said it, don't worry too much......

Wen Yanbo relaxed almost all of a sudden, and then it was time to show his talents, "The king's intentions, the minister has already understood, but the new lord is coming out, what about the old one?" I thought it was ...... For the sake of the long run, the old lords of Sui should be followed as appropriate, but in order to avoid the indiscriminate use of the knighthood, you can reduce the lordship to the main, cut the knight to supplement, and make it clear to everyone when the knighthood is made, thinking that it is a rule, and the king thinks it is so good? ”

Li Po nodded, "That's right, the predecessors set up knights, in order to commend their merits, to shade their descendants, and now the indiscriminate knighthood has lost the original intention of the predecessors, I should be the festival, in order to honor the body of everyone, in the future, the old lord of Sui, should be the main one, the second one, all those who attack the knight, down to two grades, so, decades later, the knight may be honored before everyone." ”

Hearing this, the three of them were shocked, and persuaded each other but no one spoke, because when His Royal Highness the King of Han spoke like this, it meant that it was difficult to persuade him to change his mind.

Chen Xiaoyi glanced at Wen Yanbo, and said in his heart, this is one more move, the knighthood has begun, and sooner or later it will involve this, as long as it is imperceptible for a period of time, with those many examples, if you mention it again, the result will definitely not be like this.

Wen Yanbo also glared, the meaning was only understood by himself, he thought that since the king had begun to be knighted, then some things must be done in front as a minister, otherwise wouldn't it be said that he Wen Dalin was incompetent?

Su also frowned, compared to Chen Xiaoyi and the two, their Su family is the real wealthy family, and the number of people who have been knighted is unknown, and if they get one by one, they will lose their titles...... Just imagine it a little, Su felt that this matter was not very reliable, once he entered Chang'an one day, what kind of waves would be caused by the many gate valve clans in Chang'an City who cut their heads to their heads?

Looking at the expressions of several people, Li Po couldn't help but smile, "I have left a lot of leeway for this matter, are you still afraid of difficulties?" After so many years of war, almost every family has titles, and almost every family has a title, and in vain, incompetent people abound, and they are boring, and in the long run, maybe the beggars on the street also have titles, so what glory do you and I have on our faces? ”

At this point, Wen Yanbo had nothing to say, so he only nodded heavily and said, "Since the king has made up his mind, how about leaving this matter to the minister?" ”

Li Po smiled and patted the table, this is really happy, what he needs is a responsible courtier, not a timid person, "Okay, this matter will be handed over to you, hey, don't worry about it, some things need to be done slowly, and some things need to be judged when they are decided, just like the matter of knighthood, if you hesitate, the people inside and outside, whether they have merit or not, whether they have talent or not, each body is bright, how can there be a distinction between respect and inferiority, and the difference between high and low?" ”

Well, this is actually all a pretext, having a title is to make a fortune, and why are the nobles of these years inherently noble? Because many of them will have titles on them when they are born, and they will be disbanded, and from the Han Dynasty to the present, the aristocracy has almost solidified their class by these means.

Li Po's start on the knighthood is actually a matter of time, and in his consideration, it is far better to enter the Kansai to settle things early, because the resistance will be much smaller.

And now, counting the knighthood, he has done two things that deeply infringe on the interests of the nobles, one is to let the nobles pay grain and taxes, and the other is to be knighted.

The matter of the knighthood has only just begun, and the tax can only be implemented.

That is to say, after Li Po gained a firm foothold, he was trying to use the power in his hands to contain the power of the gate valve, according to his intentions, shackled these behemoths layer by layer, and those who obeyed could be eagle dogs, and those who resisted would only die in more and more restrictions, or stretch their necks under the steel knife......

This is undoubtedly Li Po's most long-term vision's established strategy, which sprouted when he fought in Liaodong with the army, and has finally blossomed and borne fruit now.

Because at this time, he was already a prince of a place, holding military and political power, with many followers, and no longer had to worry about being weak and weak.

And consistently, he wouldn't make it too difficult for his subordinates, so he added lightly, "After that, you will discuss it again, and let Wang Shilang be included in the law......

Okay, the target of Jinyang Wang's is too conspicuous, Li Po can always use it from time to time, so Wen Yanbo frowned slightly, and Chen Xiaoyi and Su were also slightly relieved, well, there is still room for discussion.

The large-scale cutting of the lord is not a joke, no matter what is too long-term, even now, the reaction of the Jindi gate valve is difficult to predict.

Especially for the Jinyang Wang family to take the lead, I'm afraid it will take some effort, Wang Ze ...... A few people put themselves in their shoes and thought about it, and they were all uncomfortable for a while.

They all forgot that there was a secretary surnamed Wang in the study, Wang Qi had a white face, and deeply regretted that she shouldn't have lingered in the study today, she thought, should she tell her father after such news?

Several big people in the room were still talking.

A voice sounded outside, "Report to the king, the wine and food are ready, isn't it ......?"

"Send it in." Li Po commanded.

The wine and food were very rich, and soon the aroma filled the study, Li Po waved his hand, and the servants retreated one after another, Li Po raised the wine cup, "Drink a few glasses first, the so-called people take food as the sky, and other things will be said when they are full of wine and food." ”

The old man Confucius once said, food is not talking, sleep is silent, but that has to be divided into occasions, everyone returns to their homes, and the people who respect Confucius and Mencius in these years will indeed talk about this rule.

But when you go outside, especially when the big people gather, it's not enough, it's easier to talk at the dinner table, it's the same since ancient times, Master Confucius himself is inevitable, how can he restrain others?

Su Xian enlivened the atmosphere, as far as he was young and had the lowest status, he could only come to this job, and said two interesting things about drinking, and made His Royal Highness the King of Han laugh, and the merit was complete, as for the other two guys, laughing was the same as not laughing, very boring.

The four big men drank and ate meat, and no longer talked about any major matters, so they were happy, and the two masters and servants who were huddled in the corner, their stomachs growled, and they looked very pitiful as they looked at the dishes on the table and swallowed their saliva......