Chapter 981: Everything is in plan
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Just as Li Qi and Liu Yunxi had an in-depth discussion on this academic issue, Feng Yinu on the side was ashamed and wanted to dig a hole in the ground, even if she was Li Qi's wife, she didn't dare to discuss this topic with him, not to mention that Li Qi was still talking about it with an outsider, and it was a woman, where did she still sit, pulling the old reluctant Li Qi out of the door. On the way, he also complained that Li Qi was too "obscene".
How did such a research-worthy topic become obscene, women are really obsessed with strong words. The "upright" Master Li felt greatly wronged.
After coming out of Liu Yunxi, Li Qi first sent Feng Yinu back, and then he took the gift and went to Wu Furong's house to pay New Year's greetings to Wu Furong.
Yes, although he is now a member of the third grade, but Wu Furong's kindness to him, he still dare not forget, every New Year's Day, no matter how busy he is, he will go there, and take some high-quality Korean ginseng to Wu Furong.
Wu Furong is an honest man, Li Qi is not only a big official for him, but also his proprietor, how can there be a reason for the proprietor to pay New Year's greetings to the employees, and the officials to the people to greet the New Year, so every time he is moved by sincere fear, he has been repeatedly discouraged, but every year Li Qiwu reports on time, there is no way, he can only go by Li Qi.
Maybe in the eyes of others, it is just a small favor, but in Li Qi's view, this kindness is as heavy as a mountain, this is not something that can be explained clearly with a few pennies, if it weren't for Wu Furong's kindness for a while, so that Li Qi, who was depressed and disheartened at that time, regained his strength, how could he have his current status.
Then again, where could Wu Furong have imagined that he had a good heart at the beginning, but gave it to himself. brought such a big change to the Drunken Immortal Residence, and even to the Great Song Dynasty. You must know that it is precisely because of Li Qi that his position in Bianliang is also pivotal, and he is no longer the inconspicuous shopkeeper he used to be. Don't talk about those businessmen, even Cai Jing and Gao Yu gave him three points of courtesy, of course, this is all for Li Qi's face.
Whoever dares to bully Wu Furong will have predictable consequences.
This is for Wu Furong. Enough is enough.
Li Qi was at Wu Furong's house, and as a junior, he accompanied Wu Furong to talk for an afternoon, and left after having a night dinner.
The next day, Li Qi was playing on the bed with Li Zhengxi in his arms, while Ji Hongnu was sitting on the edge of the bed with a happy face, looking at their father and son. With a sweet smile on the corner of his mouth, he suddenly remembered something, and said, "Big brother, I have something I want to discuss with you!" ”
"What is not negotiable, you just say it." Li Qi put down Li Zhengxi and looked at Ji Hongnu seriously.
Ji Hongnu said: "I want to take Zhengxi and the palace to pay New Year's greetings to Mrs. tomorrow, no matter what I say." Madame, she is also Jeong-hee's godmother. ”
Li Qi nodded and smiled: "This is as it should be, I will accompany you tomorrow, and I also have to go to pay New Year's greetings to Uncle Wang." ”
Wang old goods? This big brother is really open-mouthed! Ji Hongnu couldn't help but glance at him.
At this moment, someone outside reported: "Uncle, Qin Xue is asking to see outside." ”
"Qin Hui?"
Li Qi frowned, Qin Hui came to him, it was impossible for him to be the same as Gao Yanei, he came to him to drink and fart, it was usually official business, and. It will never be a trivial matter, because Qin Hui is a smart person, and he can solve small things by himself. Li Qi didn't dare to slack off on this, sent his son to Ji Hongnu, and then went to the front hall.
"Xiaguan has seen my lord."
Qin Hui saw Li Qilai. Hurriedly stepped forward to salute.
"Excuse me!" Li Qi stretched out his hand and asked, "What are you looking for me?" ”
Qin Hui said: "It was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who asked the lower officials to invite the adults to go to Honglu Temple. ”
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Li Qijian raised his eyebrows, looked left and right, and said, "Let's talk while walking." ”
"Yes."
The two of them immediately left the White Mansion. Li Qifu asked, "Why did Li Gang do it so quickly?" ”
Qin Hui bowed his head and said, "My lord is really clever. Xia Guan originally thought that Li Gang would endure until those envoys returned, and then complain to the prince, but he didn't expect that - hehe, this person really can't tolerate a little sand in his eyes. ”
Li Qi half-jokingly asked, "If you were Li Gang, what would you do?" ”
Qin Hui said: "The lower officials will also sue." ”
Li Qi said: "But when you sue you, you will also make Geng Nanzhong regard you as a confidant." ”
Qin Hui smiled and said nothing, which can be regarded as a tacit acquiescence.
is also a complaint, but the purpose of the two is completely different, Li Gang is unwilling to join the same stream, while Qin Hui is to eradicate dissidents. Li Qi smiled and said, "Sure enough, he is a smart person, but fortunately there is no Li Gang by my side." ”
Qin Hui was shocked when he heard this, knowing that he had lost his words, and hurriedly said, "My lord, the lower official is definitely not." ”
Li Qi raised his hand and said: "Those words, there is no need to say them, I am not blaming you, people go to high places, this is human nature, if you don't have this mind, you can't sit on this son, compared to those hypocritical words, I am more willing to listen to the truth." Let's go, I don't want to miss a great part. ”
The two hurried to Honglu Temple, and after being informed, Li Qi and Qin Hui entered the house, only to see three people in the house, the prince Zhao Huan, Li Gang, and Geng Nanzhong.
But the expressions of the three of them are completely different, Zhao Huan's face is extremely angry, Li Gang is expressionless, the most wonderful of them is Geng Nanzhong, his face is unpredictable, red, white, and purple are constantly flashing on his face, but in this cold day, he is sweating like rain, standing in the middle, his legs trembling slightly, which makes people laugh.
"Li Qi (Qin Hui) see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"Excuse me, excuse me!"
When Zhao Huan saw Li Qi coming, a slight smile appeared on his face.
Li Qi pretended not to know: "I don't know if His Highness is in a hurry to summon the officials to come, what do you order?" ”
Zhao Huan's face suddenly increased with anger, and he pointed at Geng Nanzhong with his hand, and said, "This guy is really bad for me!" It's so hateful! ”
Geng Nanzhong's legs shook suddenly, and he hurriedly said, "Your Highness, your majesty." ”
"The evidence is ironclad, you still want to quibble, you really don't repent!" Zhao Huan waved his long sleeves and said angrily.
"Your Highness spares your life, Your Highness spares your life!" Geng Nanzhong immediately fell to his knees. Crying and begging for mercy.
Zhao Huan snorted, but ignored it, and said to Li Qi: "Li Qi, this king is also duty-bound in this matter!" At the beginning, I saw that this man had some ability, so I let him enter Honglu Temple. I never thought that he would take advantage of his position to accept bribes from those envoys, I am really ashamed of my father's trust. ”
From the moment he was in a hurry to find Li Qi to come, it was not difficult to guess that those bribes had already worked, and he listened to Geng Nanzhong's advice. This made him afraid that he would miss a big event because of this, and this New Year's Festival was of great significance to him, and there could not be the slightest deviation, so he was in a hurry to discuss it with Li Qi.
Richie is naturally like a mirror. asked: "Dare to ask Your Highness, but what about the envoys of Goryeo and Japan?" ”
Zhao Huan was stunned for a moment and said, "You also know?" ”
Geng Nanzhong was shocked, and said in his heart, it's over, it's over, it's all over now. He remembered it vividly. Li Qi had warned him at the beginning that if Li Qi fell into the well again, even if Zhao Huan wanted to protect him, there was nothing he could do.
Unexpectedly, Li Qi changed his words and said, "Actually, this is arranged by the lower officials." ”
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Huan, Li Gang, and Geng Nanzhong immediately became stunned.
Is he trying to frame me? Geng Nanzhong looked at Li Qi angrily, and was about to speak, but Qin Hui stopped him with his god.
Geng Nanzhong saw it and thought to himself. Could there be something else going on? Now that life and death are only in Zhao Huan's thoughts, he doesn't dare to act rashly.
Qin Hui frowned secretly, this person was greedy for life and afraid of death, and he couldn't hold his breath at all, it was really useless. In the future, it must not be of great use. Thinking of this, he glanced at Li Gang again, and sighed lightly in his heart, this person is ten thousand times stronger than Geng Nanzhong, but it's a pity that no one is perfect!
It's been a long time! Zhao Huan reacted and said, "You-what did you say?" This- you arranged this? ”
Li Qi nodded and said, "Exactly." ”
"Why are you doing that?"
Li Qi said: "Xiaguan is also buying people's hearts for His Highness." ”
Zhao Huan sighed and said confusedly: "How do you say this?" ”
Li Qi smiled and said: "Your Highness, before the initial negotiation, we have already discussed, whether it is to let Goryeo join the five-nation summit, or secretly help Iga Baichuan and them, and so on. But this can't let them know, it's something we've arranged a long time ago. Goryeo's status at this banquet was not very high, and if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave them favors at such a time, they would definitely regard His Royal Highness as a benefactor, which would be of great benefit to the Prince's influence. In order to make this play more realistic, I asked the envoys of Goryeo and Japan to ask Geng Zhan for a matter, so that they would feel that this was Your Highness, and you were deliberately biased in their negotiation process. As for receiving gifts, I don't hide it, and the officials also received a lot. In fact, Geng Zhan Shi also asked me faintly, although I didn't say it explicitly, but I also secretly signaled him to be bold and rest assured to receive, this kind of gift should not be in vain, besides, now Honglu Temple is also short of funds, these 'gifts' for Honglu Temple, is also very helpful, since we are already planning to help them, they send us something, it is also a matter of course, this is diplomacy, and not charity, isn't it? ”
"I see!"
Zhao Huan's face immediately eased a lot, and he said to Geng Nanzhong: "In that case, why didn't you say it?" ”
Geng Nanzhong seems to have gone from hell to heaven all of a sudden, this feeling of ups and downs also cost him half a life, although judging from Li Qi's words, all the money he received had to be confiscated, but it was good that this official position was kept, as long as he was still in Honglu Temple, he was afraid that he would not have the opportunity to receive gifts in the future. Hurriedly said: "If you go back to Your Highness, the economic envoy just whispered to each other at the beginning, and the lower officials really didn't dare to say anything, so as not to drag down the economic envoy." ”
You idiot isn't too slow to react. Li Qi said: "I do have some responsibility for this matter, because I am not very familiar with Geng Zhan and don't know him very well, so I am afraid that he will be exposed, so I did not tell the truth." However, Xia Guan thinks that some gifts must not be accepted, and some gifts are harmless, and this degree must be grasped by himself. ”
Zhao Huan said: "If everyone is like you and can grasp the proportions, then the king doesn't have to bother with it." Saying that, he said to Geng Nanzhong again: "Since this is a misunderstanding, then you should get up." However, the king can warn you that the next time you accept bribes without asking for instructions in advance, the king will not tolerate them. Also, all the gifts you received were confiscated. ”
He hates this kind of thing the most, Li Qi is not qualified to care, but Geng Nanzhong is not Li Qi, how can he let it go.
"Yes, yes, thank you Your Highness for sparing your life."
Geng Nanzhong got up with difficulty, and as soon as he raised his head, his eyes quickly swept towards Li Gang, his eyes full of resentment.
Although Li Gang's face was still unwavering, there was still a trace of uneasiness in his eyes.
Li Qi and Qin Hui all looked at it, and they both thought, if you are worried about this kind of villain, you will either destroy him completely, or just wait to be destroyed by him. (To be continued)