Chapter 392: Provoke the Emperor with Wild Words
Tian Yi and Wang An have already left, or send people to send the holy decree out of the palace, so that the household department and other departments can promulgate it, or go to contact the first assistant Zhao Zhigao, and send people to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and other branches in advance, to give the Wanli Emperor Chongxi, and they are busy.
Li Mi stayed in the side hall, and added a blanket to Shen Zhengyi, which Shen Zheng didn't wake up from time to time, and he also shook his drowsy head, and it took a long time to recover, and he saw a blanket on his body, and he was also confused, and then suddenly woke up, and suddenly said in horror.
"What about the Assassins!"
Li Mi looked at Shen Cheng with a smile, slowly got up from the chair, and walked in front of Shen Yi.
He could see the panic from Shen Yiyi's eyes, and he thought that Shen Zheng also knew that there was no one else here, and he was also wary of Li Mi, so it could be seen that he knew Li Mi's move.
Maybe he couldn't see Li Mi's face clearly, but from Li Mi's clothes and figure, or smell, he should be able to remember that Li Mi knocked him unconscious!
Li Mi didn't mean to hide it, squatted in front of him, and said to Shen Yi: "Lord Shen, in this palace, where are there any assassins, you are in charge of government affairs, you haven't slept all night, and when you get here, you take a nap, and the lower officials are afraid that you will catch a cold, so they cover you with a blanket." ”
"You...... Who are you? "Shen has always been impossible to believe such nonsense, he is a cabinet minister, and he still has confidence.
Li Mi was not in a hurry, nor did he hide it: "Xia Guan is the deputy manager of the Nanzhili Counseling Institute, and Li Mi, the lieutenant of Zhongyong." ”
"Li Mi? Are you Li Mi? "Secretary Li's official position was granted by an exception, and it was issued to the ministry by the emperor's direct branch cabinet, and such an appointment was not very common, and Shen was always impressed.
However, Li Mi's official position is too different from him Shen Zheng, and Li Mi has a fearless demeanor, and Shen Zheng is inevitably a little annoyed.
"You are a little deputy question, what are you doing in the inner palace! Don't get out yet! What about the prince and the father-in-law of Tian Yi? Where is the Officer's Decree? Shen always had that holy decree in his heart, and now he was empty-handed, and he was also anxious.
"Lord Shen has a lot of questions, the lower official came to the palace to face the saint, it happened that the dragon was unwell, and the lower official knew a little about the way of ambiguity, so the two fathers-in-law asked the lower officials to stay and do a detailed reference, as for the two fathers-in-law, they have already gone out on errands, what is the holy decree that Lord Shen said, and it is not the right of the lower officials to know......"
As soon as Li Mi said this, Shen Yi also jumped up: "You are talking nonsense! It was you who snatched the holy decree of the official, and the official recognized the breath on your body, attacked the official of the imperial court, and snatched the holy decree, which is a great crime of killing the head and exterminating the clan, you know! ”
Li Mi deliberately turned cold, and said to Shen consistently: "Although Lord Shen is a cabinet minister, he can't tarnish the innocence of the lower officials in vain, and the adults also know that this is a major crime of killing the head, without evidence, how can they plant the heads of the lower officials at will, isn't it that Lord Shen feels that the lower officials are frivolous, and they can be bullied at will!" ”
Li Mi made this gesture, and Shen Yi was also speechless, because he really had no evidence, so he changed his direction and said to Li Mi.
"This official wants to go in and face the saint, you get out of the way!"
Li Mi simply sat down, crossed his legs, and said to Shen Zheng: "Shicai Xia Guan also said that Xia Guan stayed in the inner palace to assist the imperial doctor Lu Ji to take care of the saint, without the two fathers-in-law leading, even the queen and the prince could not enter at will, could it be that Lord Shen felt that he was more noble than the queen!" ”
As soon as Li Mi said this, Shen Cheng was also angry, he didn't expect that such a dignified minister would let a deputy manager from the seventh rank stop the door!
That holy decree was that he spent a lot of money to persuade Zhao Zhigao and the others to send it back to the saint, whether he could become a second assistant or even a first assistant in the future, relying on this holy decree, how could he let Li Mi spoil a big thing!
"This official has something important to visit the saint, it is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, how can you stop it, and don't let this official get out of the way!"
Shen always made a gesture to leave, but Li Mi just sat with his legs crossed, and said to Shen Yi: "Lord Shen wants to go in, go in, but the lower officials should remind Lord Shen that the emperor ordered the two fathers-in-law to go to the cabinet, and urged the cabinet lords to issue the holy decree to the secretary, and I also worked hard for a while for this matter, and just fell asleep, if Lord Shen disturbed the emperor, don't blame me for not reminding you!" ”
"You are talking nonsense, the saint loves money so much......" Shen has always been stunned by Li Miqi, and as soon as he said it at this time, he hurriedly covered his mouth and changed his words in a panic.
"I mean...... I mean, the saint loves so much to be virtuous, how can he blame me! ”
Li Mi also snorted and said, "Lord Shen is really full of confidence, if you really feel so, go in and try it!" ”
"Go in, go in!" Shen always bypassed Li Mi and was about to walk towards the inner hall, but when he reached the door of the inner hall, he still hesitated after all.
Li Mi may have deceived him, but now that the holy decree is gone, if he goes in to face the saint, he must tell the truth, could it be that he was knocked unconscious and snatched the holy decree?
It is already a good thing to turn into a bad thing if the holy decree is snatched away, if you make trouble with the emperor again, I am afraid that it will become worse, and Li Mi has already hinted that the emperor has urged the two fathers-in-law to go to the cabinet to urge the promulgation of the holy decree, and it is impossible for Shen to fail to understand the meaning.
Li Mi looked at the back of Shen Cheng stopping in front of the door of the hall, and he was also seven or eight points sure in his heart, so he walked forward and said to Shen Yiyi.
"Lord Shen, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, and a civil official who doesn't want to be a chief assistant is not a good civil official, but in the world, whether you want wealth or power, after all, there must be some bottom limits, and the people are gone, who can you manage as an official?"
Li Mi's words seemed inexplicable, but he believed that Shen had always understood, and he could see it from Shen Consistent's expression.
Shen always looked directly at Li Mi, with a little surprise and some confusion, as if he was suspicious, Li Mi was clearly just a deputy manager from the seventh grade, why could he teach him a lesson in this deep palace!
However, at this time, the door of the palace opened, and a little eunuch said to Li Mi: "Lord Li, the emperor let you in and talk......
The timing was so delicate that Shen Cheng couldn't help but jump his eyelids, stepped aside, and didn't dare to say anything again.
Li Mi glanced at Shen Yi, and then said to the little eunuch: "Little father-in-law, Lord Shen is busy with official business, and it is inconvenient to stay for a long time, the two big fathers are not here, so I bother you to send Lord Shen out." ”
After saying this, Li Mi walked into the room, and Shen Cheng left obediently, and the things that Wang An and Tian Yi were worried about still didn't happen after all.
Li Mi walked to the dormitory, saw that Zhu Yijun was already eating, his complexion became better and better, and when he saw Li Mi coming, Zhu Yijun also had a smile on his face, and said to Li Mi.
"Your courage is even greater than Tian Yi!"
Li Mixin said badly, could it be that he grabbed the holy decree and forcibly sent it to the household department and other things to let Zhu Yijun know?
This matter may not be concealed sooner or later, but this has just been done, Tian Yi and Wang An are only afraid that the holy decree has just been sent out, how can they let Zhu Yijun know!
Li Mi was thinking about how to deal with it, but when his expression fell into Zhu Yijun's eyes, he became shocked and confused, and Zhu Yijun said with a smile.
"Tian Yi knows what I like to eat, and the preparations are all good, but your recipe is so-so, if it weren't for Lu Ji's old guy believing you, I really wouldn't dare to eat it."
Li Mi breathed a sigh of relief, although it was a meal prepared by Tian Yi, it was prepared according to the light recipe discussed by Li Mi and Lu Ji, it turned out that Zhu Yijun was referring to this matter.
However, Li Mi was a little hesitant in the end, Zhu Yijun was a suspicious person, and he saw it in his eyes, so he said to Li Mi: "Do you have something to hide from me?" ”
Li Mi thought about it, and Zhu Yijun would find out, it was better to confess it himself, so he knelt down and said.
"The minister has a question and wants to dare to ask the emperor......
Zhu Yijun frowned, waved his hand, asked the palace maid to stop, took a handkerchief to wipe his mouth, and said a little unhappily.
"Just ask."
Li Mi gritted his teeth and said to Zhu Yijun: "Is the emperor really going to ban the mining tax?" ”
Zhu Yijun's face was even more ugly, and he stared at Li Mi and said, "You are not a central courtier, but you are not qualified to ask this!" ”
The mining tax is a pimple in Zhu Yijun's heart, and he himself should know how much pressure the mining tax has brought to the people, otherwise he would not have abolished the mining tax when he was seriously ill.
But the emperor is always right, and it is impossible for him to admit his mistakes, especially when he is alive.
Now that his body has recovered, he is thinking about recovering the holy decree, and he is not only maintaining the wealth brought by the mining tax, but also his own authority!
However, Tian Yi argued on the basis of reason, and even did not hesitate to risk his death to admonish, which made him feel even more threatened, if he really wanted to promulgate it, wouldn't it prove that the mining tax policy in the past ten years was wrong?
However, the appearance of Li Mi and Wang An made him hesitate for a moment, but he still didn't insist after all, and now Li Mi took the initiative to mention it again, how could he be happy!
Li Mi is not Shen Zheng, he will not see the wind and rudder, since he has a life-saving grace for Zhu Yijun, he naturally has to say something, it is impossible for him to cut off his head, if he can withdraw his famous command in a fit of anger, it is not bad, otherwise he will be played with by Zhou Yu and applauded.
"Your Majesty, Lord Shen sent a holy decree back, and when the minister saw that the emperor was asleep and didn't wake up, he sent him back, and I don't know if it was a holy decree to abolish the mining tax, so I ...... That's why I asked the emperor like this...... If the mining tax is banned because of this, please ask the emperor to condemn it! ”
When Zhu Yijun heard this, he suddenly sat up straight, staring at Li Mi for a long time and was speechless, obviously holding back his anger!
"You don't know? You don't know what kind of holy decree it is, so you dare to send Shen Cheng back? What a guts! Do you feel dizzy because of my illness? It's just arrogant! ”
Zhu Yijun seemed to be a little incoherent, and it took a long time to raise his head, Li Mi only felt that this look was extremely stern, and he deeply felt that this man could control life and death!
Zhu Yijun looked at Li Mi, and finally sighed and said, "Even the holy decree dares to block back, you Li Miguo is bold!" I see you're tired and dizzy, so go out of the palace and rest! ”
Li Mi knew that he still couldn't hide after all, so he retired and left.
It's better to admit it now than to let Zhu Yijun find out afterwards, after all, Shen has always been not a simple person, as long as he has the opportunity, he will inevitably talk to Zhu Yijun, and then Li Mike will really be guilty of bullying the king!
After walking out of the dormitory, Li Mi suddenly felt relaxed, and said in his heart that not everyone can stay in this deep palace.
Those eunuchs have brought some psychopaths because of their physical disabilities, which are somewhat different from ordinary people, coupled with such a coercive environment, it is really not easy to become a good eunuch, and it is no wonder that most eunuchs are selfish and selfish.
Li Mi was about to leave, but he saw Lu Ji walking in from outside, presumably to check the situation, and when he saw Li Mi at this time, he whispered to Li Mi.
"Lord Li, the emperor's illness this time is too urgent, I think there is a problem inside, you see ......"
Li Mi suddenly remembered Tian Yi's advice, now that he had angered Zhu Yijun, and if he got involved in this matter, he was afraid that he would be burned, so he said to Lu Ji.
"The emperor is sympathetic, let me go back and rest, Doctor Lu should bother more, but ...... As a reminder, it's better for my brother to take it easy...... You understand? ”
Lu Ji heard Li Mi's reminder, and then looked at Li Mi's meaningful eyes, and his heart was cold, so he hurriedly nodded, and watched Li Mi gradually drift away.