In the end, the three of them were drunk, Jia Ling and Sai Xishi could only help Shi Bin into the bedroom to rest, and arranged Chen Yan and Li Tingzhi to rest in the wing room, waiting quietly for them to wake up.

Unexpectedly, Chen Yan and Li Tingzhi slept for a whole afternoon and did not wake up. Of course, the two ministers couldn't be allowed to sleep in their own homes all the time, so Shi Bin, who had already woken up, had no choice but to order someone to drink a bowl of sobering soup for one of them and send guards to send them back to the inn.

Although my head is still a little swollen and painful, I can still think normally. Shi Bin asked with this little pain: "You all know it, what do you think of the two of you?" ”

"It's similar to Wang Yi and Li Shao, Chen Yan does have a worse temper, and he will definitely be very stubborn. Although Li Tingzhi doesn't care much about whether you are the emperor or not, if you are not diligent in government and love the people, he will definitely walk away. But since he, Li Tingzhi, doesn't care about being the emperor, the rest of the things are simple. Jia Ling said very seriously.

"My sister is right. It is natural for Chen Yan to be promoted too quickly and arouse jealousy, and now that his husband is going to transfer him, a stubborn donkey, to be a Beijing official, it is no wonder that Wang Yi and Li Shao are unhappy. But Wang Yi and Li Shao still told the truth, please don't blame them. Said Seish.

"Don't worry, I won't blame them, it's human nature for them to do this, not to mention that they didn't deliberately say bad things about Chen Yan. Besides, my husband and I have been promoted several times, how can I not know the unhappiness in Wang Yi and Li Shao's hearts? Shi Bin said with a smile, "Li Tingzhi is definitely going to be able to enter my small cabinet, what do you think of Chen Yan?" ”

"Chen Yan? Husband still wants him into your little cabinet? Sai Xi Shi asked with some surprise.

"I think that since Meng Hui appreciates it so much, he must also have something extraordinary, and it would be great if he could be used by me." Shi Bin said with some reluctance.

"Husband, you may have to give up this plan. Because even if you keep saying that you don't want to be emperor, don't forget that there are still many people who expect you to be emperor. The more Chen Yan understands, the less he will support you, and even become the one who opposes you. Imperial history Zhongcheng may not have much power, but his influence is much greater than that of ordinary officials. Jia Ling reminded.

Jia Ling's words made Shi Bin dispel the idea of absorbing Chen Yan into the small cabinet, so he had to sigh and shake his head. Since it was boring to talk about these things, Shi Bin set up a dragon gate formation with Jia Ling and Sai Xi Shi Tiannan Haibei. After chatting like this, when the lights were on, the three people with dry mouths talked about the tea ceremony again.

As we all know, talking is actually very wasteful, and after talking for an hour or two, Shi Bin and the three of them went back to their rooms to rest after drinking the last cup of tea. It's just that not long after going to bed, Li Tingzhi came.

If you don't say something at luncheon, don't say it when you disperse tomorrow, and say it when the black light is blind in the middle of nowhere, it is really unruly, which makes Shi Bin very unhappy. obviously knew that he was not doing well, so Li Tingzhi couldn't stop apologizing to Shi Bin as soon as he entered Shi Bin's bedroom door, but said that there was something that had to be told to Shi Bin to rest assured.

Li Tingzhi's attitude made Shi Bin's mood slightly better, because Shi Bin suddenly remembered that Li Tingzhi was also drunk at the luncheon, and now he must not be feeling well, and it is really commendable to insist on thinking about and dealing with problems now.

"Lord Li, you are very happy and very impressed that you can be so dutiful. Well, there is no need to apologize, the widow can't actually sleep, it's good for you to come and chat. Shi Bin smiled.

"Thank you for your forgiveness. Lord Wang, may I ask why you summoned Xia Guan and Lord Chen to Lin'an this time? Xia Guan found that there were only three officials in the entire post station in the inn in the past few days. In addition to me and Lord Chen Yan, the other is an expatriate official, and the official rank is too low to meet the prince. In other words, among the officials who are about to be transferred, only me and Lord Chen have the privilege of meeting the prince. Li Tingzhi said with a slight frown.

Looking at Li Tingzhi with a smile, Shi Bin said: "Master Li is really thoughtful, no wonder the Yuan people can't bargain in front of you." ”

"The prince praised falsely, and asked the prince to tell me why you summoned the two of us back to Beijing in advance to report on work? Does the prince need a staff officer if he wants to be the emperor? After saying this, Li Tingzhi immediately shook his head again and said, "It shouldn't be like this, Lord Wang, you must have other plans." ”

"It's a staff officer, but it's not a staff officer who ascends the throne and becomes the emperor. The widow will say again, the widow will not be the emperor, at least not in the near future. ”

Feeling that Shi Bin's tone was a little serious, Li Tingzhi understood that what he had just said made Shi Bin unhappy, so he immediately pleaded guilty, and said that he would definitely do his best to serve Shi Bin as a counselor.

Of course, a prince can't be careful, Shi Bin said with a smile: "The widow is now in power, but he is not comfortable. Do you know why? ”

"Who in the government and the opposition now dares to disobey the prince and make the prince uncomfortable?" Li Tingzhi asked suspiciously. Immediately close your eyes and start thinking. It didn't take long for him to say again: "Is it that the prince feels too cold in the high place and is too lonely?" ”

"Yes, but it's not because I called you here."

"Forgive the official for being stupid and can't figure out why." Li Tingzhi said.

"Just because almost no one dares to disobey the widow, it becomes that all problems have to be decided by the widow himself, and this is not to exhaust the widow to death? Even if there are two capable ladies, they are women after all, and many things cannot help. ”

This time, Li Tingzhi understood Shi Bin's plan, and called himself and Chen Yan to Lin An to be the ones who dared to 'disobey' him. Of course, this is a glorious and challenging job, Li Tingzhi is very excited in his heart, and at the same time very nervous. Although he was not afraid that Shi Bin would kill himself because of his outspoken admonition, he was afraid that he would ruin his career because of some radical words.

Seeing Li Tingzhi's sad face, Shi Bin smiled and said, "If Lord Li doesn't want to, forget it, the widow will still keep you as the imperial historian in Beijing." I don't ask you to be my staff officer, let alone ask you to speak out and admonish, just do your job well. ”

"Lord Wang, Xia Guan is willing to be the one who 'disobeys' the prince, but please ask the prince to agree to one condition for Xia Guan."

"If you say, if I can do it, I will do it." Shi Bin said with a smile.

"Please don't let me be offended for my words."

"It's natural, and widowhood will make you have no worries. If Lord Li is still worried, this king can immediately swear to heaven that you will not be convicted for your words. ”

How could Shi Bin swear to the sky because of such a trivial matter? Li Tingzhi naturally tried his best to stop it, expressing absolute confidence in Shi Bin's promise. In order to show his loyalty, Li Tingzhi immediately put forward the first admonition.

"Lord Wang, do you still want Chen Yan to follow you? If you still want to, the lower official thinks that your idea is very correct. ”

This was unexpected by Shi Bin, he originally thought that Li Tingzhi would squeeze out Chen Yan, but he didn't expect it to be an attitude of wooing. After all, the attitudes of the two before were almost diametrically opposed.

"Master Li, your words surprised me, why did you say that?"

Li Tingzhi knew very well that Shi Bin would not be relieved if he didn't explain it clearly, but he couldn't be too frivolous and impatient, so he didn't give an explanation immediately. Instead, he lowered his head and thought for a while and said: "Although Chen Yan is stubborn, he still has a lot of ability, although he clearly said that as long as the prince is the emperor, he will resign and go into hiding, but that is a long time later." Now the prince should be concerned about finding people who dare to raise different opinions in front of you. What's more, people will change, and as the environment changes, Chen Yan may also become supportive of the prince as emperor. Moreover, if the prince wants to win the world, I am afraid that he must tolerate people like Chen Yan. ”

"That makes sense, Master Li, do you think Chen Yan, Wang Yi and Li Shao will get along in harmony?"

"I beg your pardon, I'm afraid not. But if you want to get more different opinions, the prince has to accept this situation. What's more, Chen Yan and Wang and Li are not mortal enemies, and it should not be a problem for the prince to resolve some contradictions. ”

"Well, that's it. In the future, I will often hand over some things for you and Chen Yan to do, and you must be prepared. ”

Figuring out Shi Bin's plan, Li Tingzhi put his mind at ease, and could feel that Shi Bin was receiving him with a strong spirit, and he left as soon as the matter was finished.

Since he planned to include Chen Yan in this 'small cabinet', of course, he had to let Wang Yi and Li Shao know in advance, otherwise it would be easy to have a rift in the relationship between the two, so Shi Bin summoned the two again the next day.

"Wang Yi, Li Shao, the widow has brought you here today because I have something to tell you."

"Lord Wang, please speak." Wang Yi and Li Shao said in unison.

"Yesterday, the widow has already met Li Tingzhi and Chen Yan, and I am very satisfied with your previous opinions, and I also know why you hate Chen Yan so much. Hehe, anyone who is promoted so quickly will be dissatisfied, and the widow himself is the best example. Shi Bin smiled.

I didn't expect Shi Bin to be so resolute, he actually met Li Tingzhi and Chen Yan so quickly, and also figured out the reason.

"The lower officials are ashamed, it's good if the prince doesn't blame." Wang Yi looked guilty.

"The same is true for Xiaguan."

"It doesn't have to be that way, it's human. If the widow also encounters a situation like yours, I am afraid that the widow is not as good as you, and may strongly oppose Chen Yan's coming to Beijing. However, there is one thing I want to tell you, the widow not only intends to include Li Tingzhi in the 'small cabinet', but also intends to include Chen Yan. ”

Unexpectedly, Shi Bin knew that Chen Yan was very stubborn but still wanted to absorb him, Wang Yi and Li Shao were so anxious that they dissuaded him again and again.

had long expected that the two would have this reaction, and Shi Bin also remembered Li Tingzhi's words before, so he patiently explained. "Although Chen Yan is stubborn, he can't talk nonsense, not to mention that there should be such a person under the widow. Although Li Tingzhi dared to speak out and admonish, he was still a little inferior to Chen Yan. You fall short in this area. Tolerance is great, right? ”

Shi Bin said this very politely, and secretly meant that Wang Yi and Li Shao did not dare to speak very much, and tended to protect themselves from Mingzhe, and he needed someone who dared to speak. After the two understood the meaning, they could only say that they could absorb Chen Yan in, but they just told Shi Bin to be wary of him.

is not a chick who has just entered the officialdom, of course Shi Bin will be wary of this Chen Yan who has not completely surrendered to him, so he agreed with a smile, and promised that everything would be done according to the rules.

Just as he was about to send Wang Yi and Li Shao out of Shifu, Jia Ling suddenly ran out and said, "Wait a minute." ”

Shi Bin and the three of them were very surprised, Jia Ling suddenly came out, took a closer look, and found that she was still holding something in her hand. When I got closer, I found that it was two strings of Buddhist beads. What did Jia Ling do when she came out with Buddha beads? Shi Bin was puzzled.

saw Jia Ling feigning anger at Shi Bin, who was in a daze: "Husband, why did you forget about this?" He then handed the two strings of Buddhist beads to Shi Bin, and motioned with his eyes for him to give them to Wang Yi and Li Shao.

Immediately understood what Jia Ling meant, Shi Bin immediately said: "Yes, yes, yes, just talk about business, but the widow forgot about it." The two, this is the enlightened Buddha bead she asked for from the temple, saying that it can bless the person who holds it. This is for you. ”

From these two strings of Buddhist beads, Wang Yi and Li Shao understood what Shi Bin meant, and knew that Shi Bin still valued them, so the little pimple in their hearts was immediately eliminated, and they left with a smile with the two strings of Buddhist beads.

In this way, Shi Bin's 'small cabinet' can be regarded as taking shape.