Chapter 674: Conversation in the Imperial Study

Zhao Kui is a scholar, and there is no one in the court who can restrain Shi Bin, and it has completely become Shi Bin's hall. Although Li Zong was angry, he was helpless, and the only thing he could do was to sulk.

Seeing that Li Zong was sulking, Shi Bin had some schadenfreude. But to be honest, after Zhao Kui left, Shi Bin felt a little bored, because almost no one dared to challenge him head-on. The point is that without challenges, there is no motivation to move forward, which is actually dangerous.

In order to remind himself not to slack off, Shi Bin also specially asked someone to frame a letter, which read: 'Thinking is so dangerous, it is safe, thinking is chaotic, and thinking is dead, it is survival'.

Jia Ling, Sai Xishi and others were very happy about Shi Bin's doing, because this showed that Shi Bin still had a sense of crisis and responsibility in his heart, and he did not slack off.

One day, Shi Bin returned to the mansion with a very bad face, which surprised Jia Ling and Sai Xishi. They didn't want to appear in the court, who else would dare to make Shi Bin so unhappy. So I immediately came to inquire.

"Who else, of course, is the emperor's old fellow!" Shi Bin said angrily.

"If the emperor still dares to work against you, he is not afraid that you will abolish him and set up a new king?" Sai Xi Shi said very unexpectedly.

"No, he didn't do anything against me, but no matter what I said, he was yin and yang and said that everything was up to me, and he never said a word normally." Shi Bin gritted his teeth and said.

"It turned out that he was playing with his temper, such a waste is ignored, the yin and yang weirdness is good, which shows that he is narrow-minded, even if he wants to regain power, it will never be possible. I'm afraid that he can still talk and laugh freely after being set up by you, and that performance must be vigilant. Jia Ling explained.

"My sister is right, but I have to add one more thing. I've heard an idiom called 'If you don't make a hit, you're already a blockbuster'. It is said that the king of Chuzhuang did nothing in the first three years of his reign, and he sang and danced all day long. But suddenly gathered his strength, regained power, killed Dou Yuejiao and other ministers who clamped him down, and finally achieved hegemony. Sai Xi Shi added, "It may be unlikely that the current emperor will be like this, but he has to guard against it. ”

These words made Shi Bin vigilant, because this kind of thing that succeeded in retreating into advance existed in almost every dynasty, and it was too numerous to mention, so no matter what Li Zong showed himself now, he could not relax his vigilance. Because it is very likely that the yin and yang strange qi of Li Zong is paralyzing himself, but secretly he is accumulating strength and seeking an opportunity to kill himself.

"You have a point, it seems that no matter what the Sect says, I can't let my guard down, and I can't let him meet with those who are hostile to me." Shi Bin groaned.

"Xu Feng, do what the adults say, send two more people to follow the emperor, and carefully screen the people who meet him. Those who are dissatisfied with your family will not be allowed to see the Emperor unless it is necessary. Even if you have to see the emperor, remember to report to your lordship. Jia Ling immediately ordered.

Xu Feng immediately went to run errands after hearing this, and there were still three Shi Bin in the study.

"Thank you for the reminder, otherwise I wouldn't have thought of this, husband, I would just stare at the words on the wall all day long to remind myself." Shi Bin smiled a little awkwardly.

"Husband doesn't have to be polite, hello, my sister and I will be fine." Jia Ling smiled, "But you really have to be careful now, the emperor will definitely not stop there, and will definitely find a way to make trouble and regain power." ”

Sure enough, after sending additional people to the emperor's side, Shi Bin found that Li Zong saw the ministers in private a lot more. Among them, there are mixed fish and dragons, and it is not necessarily Shi Bin's opponent or the emperor's die-hard loyalty.

Regardless of whether the emperor is playing tricks or plotting to discord, Shi Bin just responds to all changes with the same and always monitors and watches out.

But Shi Bin was still not happy to be so guarded, and remembered the previous incident of forcing Li Zong to kill prisoners during the Northern Expedition, and considered whether to ask him to kill people again, so that he could panic again and become more peaceful. Chatted about this idea with the two female Zhuge , and the two of them unanimously expressed strong opposition, and said that Shi Bin was extremely stupid to do this, and it was not right to even have this idea.

The attitude of the two was very unexpected by Shi Bin, because the two had never said that they were 'extremely stupid', which was too heavy.

Knowing that Shi Bin couldn't stand such heavy words, Jia Ling immediately explained: "Husband, before you forced the emperor to kill people, it was on the front line, and you can find excuses at will, of course." But now that you are in Lin'an, you are so powerful, how can you force the emperor to kill people again, isn't that to teach the truth and let others have an excuse to oppose you? ”

After thinking about Jia Ling's words carefully, Shi Bin realized how wrong he was, fortunately, he didn't implement it, otherwise a huge mine would have been planted.

"But you can't just do it, it's so troublesome." Shi Bin said with a sad face.

"It really can't be like this, why don't you have a good talk with the emperor?" Sai Si Shi proposed.

"Talk? How to talk about it? What to talk about? Shi Bin asked puzzled.

"Talk about your plans and say something reassuring to him. Don't let him think that you will take away his Zhao family at any time. As long as he is safe, the country will still be his Zhao family. It's best to say that you want to live out your old age in peace, and believe it or not that's his business. The concubine believes that as long as she says this, she can still find out some of the emperor's true thoughts. Sai Xi Shi smiled slyly.

This matter is not difficult for Shi Bin, because he didn't really want to usurp the throne and seize the Zhao family, but the situation forced him step by step to get to the current situation. So after the dispersal of the court the next day, Shi Bin entered the palace to see Li Zong.

Shi Bin's sudden arrival made Li Zong's heart uneasy, and he realized that Shi Bin had come because he had seen his courtiers too many times in the past few days.

Nervous for a moment, Rizuma's eyes wandered around. Suddenly, I saw a jar of 20-year-old wine in the corner of the wall. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came up with a solution. Immediately poured out a pound of wine, drank three taels in one gulp, and his face immediately flushed. Then let the little eunuch invite Shi Bin into the imperial study to see him.

As soon as he entered the imperial study, Shi Bin saw a completely different scene from usual. The room was filled with the smell of alcohol, and Rizune's face was flushed, and he was visibly drunk.

After giving the ceremony, Shi Bin asked the reason for this, after all, the emperor was so unscrupulous and detrimental to the country's prestige.

But he listened to Lizong and said: "Aiqing, I don't have to worry about everything at all with you at the helm. ”

It was this yin and yang weird tone again, and Shi Bin's heart was full of yin and fire. Fortunately, it was controlled and did not erupt.

"Your Majesty, the minister is here to have a long talk with you today. Don't know if you'd like to? ”

"Shi Aiqing, please say, although I have drunk two sips of wine, I am still sober and can understand what Aiqing said."

From Li Zong's words, Shi Bin knew that he was indeed not drunk, so he said: "Your Majesty, there should not be such a state between you and me, although the minister is a little greedy for power, he has never thought of taking your Zhao family and replacing him himself." The reason why I say this is only because since the minister ascended to the phase, I understand why Lord Zhao Kui repeatedly asks for Zhishi, because it is too tiring to be Zaifu. But the minister had to monopolize the power, not for anything else, but for self-preservation. In a good sentence, 'accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger', now the emperor, you obviously want to get rid of me and hurry up, how can I lead the neck to be killed? ”

After speaking, Li Zong suddenly stopped talking and sat there stunned for a while. It's just that Li Zong obviously didn't believe Shi Bin's words, he just said: "I know that you are a capable minister who worries about the world and serves the country and the people, and will never take away my Zhao family. Facts speak louder than words. ”

It seems that Li Zong is still powerful, and he knows how to use these words to reassure me, Shi Bin said secretly. On the surface, he said falsely: "Thank you for the emperor's trust, the ministers will continue to do their best for the country." ”

"Lord Shi, it is a blessing for the Great Song Dynasty that you and I have this tacit understanding, and I am even more relieved."

The atmosphere was peaceful for a while, but Shi Bin still said: "Your Majesty, the minister wants to ask a question." ”

"Shi Aiqing, please speak."

"The minister wants to ask the emperor how he plans to treat my descendants and subordinates."

This is a very sensitive question that can neither show any malice nor make any promises, and it is not so easy to answer this question well. Li Zong was not so smart in the first place, and now that he drank again, he naturally couldn't answer. Fortunately, he has been an emperor for many years and knows how to deal with such an emergency.

After being stunned for a while, he said that he would be rewarded for his merits, and he would be punished for his mistakes, and he would never wronged a good person or let go of a bad person. Shi Bin's merits will definitely be remembered, and he will definitely be fair to his descendants and subordinates.

Of course, such a sloppy-eyed Shi Bin understands it, and he will never eat this set. just said: "Thank you for being so fair." In fact, the minister said this for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty. After saying that, his face became sly.

This performance puzzled the emperor, but his intuition told him that there must be something in it. So he didn't make a sound, but waited for Shi Bin to continue.

"Your Majesty, the minister's subordinates are not easy to get along with, if they are too stimulated, they are afraid that they will turn the Great Song Dynasty upside down, and then benefit the Yuan people. If the emperor wants to make the Great Song Dynasty last longer, he has to appease them, not beware and temptation. ”

"Shi Aiqing is reasonable, I understand."

At this time, Rizong's face was no longer flushed, but returned to normal, and he was obviously serious.

"Your Majesty, the minister wants to say it again, the minister has no intention of rebellion, and he doesn't want to be a traitor who is scolded by the world. Even if the emperor wanted to crown me as the king of Changsha, I refused, so it can be seen that I don't care about these very much. ”

"Shi Aiqing's words are reasonable, I believe that the reason why Shi Aiqing did this before was forced by the situation. Everything will be fine. ”

Of course, he didn't believe in Lizong's words, but Shi Bin didn't want to break it, as long as Lizong no longer wanted to regain power and kill himself, Shi Bin didn't care about handing over some power. But that will definitely take a long time.

"Shi Aiqing, I have an idea..." Rizuma said again.

"May I ask what the emperor thinks?"

"I think that my Great Song Dynasty needs Aiqing to guard it very much, but the rule of my ancestors is that the generals must change the guard regularly. And because the war against the Yuan has broken this rule, and now the battle should not break out again in the short term, is it possible to consider restoring part of the ancestral system? ”

began to want to cut the military power again, Shi Bin slandered.

"Your Majesty, which part will be restored?"

"What I mean by this is that the guards can still have direct armies ranging from 500 to 1,000, but they don't need to be at their disposal all the time. Of course, Aiqing and your generals can master more, 10,000 to 20,000. ”

At this time, Shi Bin felt that he had some woman's kindness, and it seemed that he should not be kind to Li Zong at all, and he wanted to seize power after giving a little good face.

Because he didn't want to embarrass Li Zong, Shi Bin didn't say anything, but just said that he would consider Li Zong's opinion and then leave the imperial study and go home.

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