Chapter 13: The Rooster Cries and the Dog Thief
In the palace, Li Shimin was listening to Li Ji talk about Cai Cong's strategy, and the more he listened, the more satisfied he became, in fact, in history, these plans were thought up by Li Shimin and his ministers, so naturally the more he listened, the more satisfied he became.
"This kid is really not simple, he caused a riot in Chang'an City last time, and this time he has come up with so many strategies, is he really an eight-year-old child?" Li Shimin said with great emotion, eight years old! When he was eight years old, he was still playing with bamboo horses!
"Your Majesty, haven't you forgotten that when Ganluo was twelve years old in the Qin Dynasty, wouldn't it be even more demonic? There are always some talented people in this world, as long as they can be used by His Majesty, it will be the blessing of my Tang Dynasty. ”
It was Chu Suiliang who spoke in the column, don't think that he was all saying good things, his meaning is obvious, he can use it best, and if he can't use it, he will die, don't blame the storyteller for being hard-hearted.
"Aiqing is reasonable, it's just who should be sent to lobby the Turkic tribes." Li Shimin is in charge of the world, so naturally he will not take a child to heart, what he wants is to solve the Turks and solve the Jieli.
Li Shimin asked who could go, and the court was silent. Military attachés clasp their fingers, civilian officials look at their boots. It's absolutely fine to ask these big bosses to cut people, but it's unrealistic to ask them to lobby. As for Wenchen, he can't go, or he doesn't dare to go, and it's useless if he doesn't have the ability to go.
"What? No one dares to go to this huge court? Just now I was talking about Ganluo, and at the age of twelve, I went back to more than a dozen cities for Qin, but what about you? Li Shimin said unhappily, his eyes swept over everyone.
"I'd like to give it a try." Fang Xuanling stood up and said lightly.
Before Li Shimin could speak, Li Ji jumped out and said, "Your Majesty, Master Fang is not allowed to go." Now that the number of people in Chang'an City has surged, all kinds of livelihood problems depend on the housing and Du Er's solution, and it is not suitable for any of them to go. ”
"This is reasonable, but since Mao Gong, you said that they are not allowed to go, is there a suitable candidate?" Li Shimin said with a smile, but his eyes revealed that if not, you will wait for bad luck.
"The minister didn't, but that kid from the Cai family recommended someone." Li Ji said with a wry smile.
A cold glint flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, but he asked calmly: "Oh! I don't know which sage is recommended, but I know it? ”
"Your Majesty naturally knows him, and the recommended one is Li Daliang, Master Li. He said that Master Li can be civil and martial, and he is very suitable. Li Ji smiled bitterly again. Li Daliang is a talent in history, but at this time he was still in Jinzhou as the governor of Sima.
"But Jinzhou is too far away, and the minister wants to recommend someone." Li Ji said with a smile.
"Let me guess, are you talking about the Cai family?" Li Shimin looked at Li Ji, who was smiling incomprehensibly, and said quickly.
"Sure enough, I can't hide anything from Your Majesty, it's really like this." Li Ji slapped a sycophant by the way, and before he finished speaking, some ministers jumped out to oppose it, entrusting the fate of the dynasty to a child, and only those who were still sober would not agree.
Not only are the civil officials opposed, but even the eyes of the generals looking at Li Ji have changed, the Tang Dynasty Wenchen and military generals are gathered, and they need to entrust such an important matter to a child?
"Maybe you think that the old man is a little confused about entrusting the affairs of the country to an eight-year-old child, but how do you know that it is that kid who unconsciously treats him as a year-old friend, rather than a person who intends to make friends with me, which shows how powerful he is."
Li Ji said calmly, but the people present couldn't help but look sideways. Xu Maogong is an old fox, although his martial arts are not bad, but he relies on strategy more often, so he actually let a little ghost settle it.
"Mao Gongzi's matter is big, can Cai Cong be sure?" Li Shimin said solemnly, he is full of courage, since the Cai family kid can come up with so many strategies, it is not surprising that he will be able to point out the methods of the Zongheng family.
"The minister didn't dare to be so Meng Lang. However, when talking to the Cai family boy, when it came to Jieli, that kid actually looked disdainful, and opened his mouth to say that Jieli had many shortcomings, which was simply a whip. Wei Chen was sweating when he heard it, and the heroes who unified the grassland became a vulnerable waste in his mouth.
This is not the most important thing, the important thing is that after listening to it, the minister actually agreed with his opinion, and even faintly regarded Jieli as a local chicken and tile dog in his heart. The minister said a disrespectful word, if this son was born thirty years early, he would be the great enemy of His Majesty. Li Shimin gasped, the group of people under him was not an extraordinary and unruly person, but he was actually impressed by a child in a few days, is that child a demon? Li Ji even lifted him to unprecedented heights.
"In ancient times, there were many heroes, and the Zongheng family left many legends, and there were shadows of the Zongheng family behind the classics such as the Six Kingdoms and the complete return to Zhao. In this case, I named Cai Cong as the doctor of Zhongsan, and he is fully responsible for this matter. Li Shimin said calmly, the official position on the fifth grade will be given, and some people may not be able to get to this point in their lifetime.
After the dispersal of the dynasty, Li Ji rode back to Youwuwei quickly and told Cai Cong to prepare to receive the holy decree. In TV dramas, there are often scenes where the holy decree comes, officials panic on the incense case, and the whole family kneels to receive it. In fact, before the holy decree comes, there will be a small eunuch from the door of the meeting to inform you in advance.
Almost an hour later, a little eunuch came to inform Cai Cong to prepare for the order. After another half an hour, a group of angels came slowly, reciting gorgeous and profound ancient texts, praising Cai Cong to the heavens and the earth, and finally gave the holy decree to Cai Cong, who was standing with a sore back.
Fortunately, it was not the Ming and Qing dynasties, otherwise this knee would not have been necessary. Cai Cong secretly thought, he was still a little distracted after receiving the holy decree, Doctor Zhongsan, don't listen to the name, just this official position can be discussed, it is a five-grade thing! A county order is only seven products.
"Hehe, are you speechless with joy?" Li Ji smiled brightly on the side, it was the first time he had seen Cai Cong's stunned expression for so long, and he had a calm face before, not like a child at all.
"I'm still a kid!" Cai Cong hugged the wide and abnormal court clothes, and couldn't help but let out a sad cry. The Tang Dynasty did not have such a saying that it was equipped with official uniforms, and now even this kind of official uniform has been used by him to make up the number, which shows that he has no chance to refuse at all.
"Haha...... What about the child, as long as you have the ability, even if you are a person from a low background, Your Majesty will give him a chance to get ahead, not to mention that you are a good person. Li Ji said proudly, as if he was very proud of following a Ming Jun.
"Even if you give it a chance, it's too big, right? One step of fairyland, one step of hell! Such a big thing should be done by you big people, and I should go home and guard my mother. ”
"It's too late, the old man told you that my mother will be protected by me, and you must ensure that those big tribes retreat."
"Give me people, you can't let me run to them by myself without manpower, right?" Cai Cong sat up straight and said slyly.
"Who do you want?" Li Ji said a little tremblingly, just these days, the captain and the guards in the yamen, and the people who poured the night incense were all dragged by this kid to chat, and after every conversation, he simply regarded this kid as a benefactor. Now that he said a word, the right guards rushed up and down to do it.
"Why are you looking at me like that? I told them to let me go, didn't no one dare? At the end of the day, they still listen to you. Give me twenty roosters and dog thieves. ”
Cai Cong was also very unhappy, he gave political lessons to this group of people every day, but no one dared to let him go.
"Roosters and dog thieves? Meng Weijun did not see these people again, and it is said that they are extinct. You're going to be disappointed. Li Ji shook his head: "Don't look at the rooster and dog thief, it's not good, but opening the city gate definitely plays a vital role in a coup d'état and a war." So they have been strangled many times, and the inheritance has long been broken. ”
"Impossible!" Cai Cong shouted loudly, in later generations, he had met the disciples of the chicken and dog thieves, in addition to various camouflage skills, they were best at manipulating and domesticating various animals. At that time, he deceived a painting of Zhang Daqian in Paris, and when he turned around, he was snatched by an eagle.
"Are you so sure, have you ever seen these strange people and righteous people?"
"If I've seen it, I still need to care about His Majesty's VIPs?" Cai Cong rolled his eyes and said angrily. "Said that the inheritance was broken, you didn't see Han Gaozu kill the white snake and Chen Sheng kill the fish, do you think the fish jumped up by itself? Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty was attacked, Feng Yuan rescued him and then took the throne, and the people were not broken, but turned into the background. ”
"Bastard boy, the old man is also your elder, you are so white-robbing, have you considered how I have to feel?" Li Ji said angrily, waved his sleeves after speaking, and left without looking back.
"Someone! Come. Li Ji will leave if he wants to leave, Cai Congcai is too lazy to pay attention to him, and he will not return to his hometown if he is rich and rich, like a night walk in brocade clothes. He's going to his mother.
"It's coming, it's coming. The small one is congratulatory for the childe, and happy for the child. Eight-year-old five-rank officials, except for those royal princes, I haven't heard of anyone who has such a high official position at a young age. He will be able to pay homage to the prime minister in the future. ”
A seven-foot man ran over and slumped his waist and said with a flattering face. also stretched out his hand to beg for money.
"Fuck off, I don't have a copper plate on me now, even if I didn't blackmail you, it's good, and I dare to ask for money. Go and get my carriage ready, I'm going to see my mother." Cai Cong said angrily, and the man didn't mind, and ran to call someone to prepare the horse with a smile.
Since he was appointed by the emperor as the doctor of Zhongsan, he was naturally no longer a prisoner, and there was no reason to restrict his freedom anymore.
Ci'en Temple has become the base camp of the Cai family, and the monks in the temple are holding white rice, and their faces are even more kind, and they will promote Buddhism to the villagers when they have nothing to do.
"Master, you said that if I do more good deeds, will my son be able to return safely?" Sister Cai sat in the open space, folded her hands, and asked the old monk on the stage respectfully. There are a lot of villagers sitting in the surrounding open space, they have nothing to do, and it is good to pass the time listening to the Dharma.
"Anitabha! Ling Lang is a person of great fortune, and he can naturally turn evil into good fortune. The old monk didn't raise his eyelids and said lightly.
"And when will my son come home? I can't see him as a mother, and I'm always unsteady in my heart! Sister Cai said sadly, everyone else has been put back, and her son is back, how can she feel at ease?
"What should come will come, and wait quietly, without worrying." The old monk picked his eyelids and glanced at Sister Cai, and continued to talk about his Buddhist allusions.