Bian Jiong couldn't bear it: "It's just a matter of talking, and King Song is also anxious." ”

Completed Wang Huang fingers:

"Fortunately, it has always been our private discussion, and everything is not accurate! King Song, I think so, you and I will jointly advise and report, first report the possibility of these two projects to the imperial court, solicit the opinions of more people, and then do in-depth discussion. ”

The meaning of his words is very clear, it doesn't matter if it is related to the achievement of merit, even if the imperial court sends another person to be in charge of this matter, if it can be finally promoted, the credit of the two of them will not be able to run away from the merit in advance.

Moreover, for such a large project, the relevant supervision and supervision needs to be fully established, and in the current sensitive period, it is extremely difficult for the person in charge to perform, and the risks taken are also significant.

In the face of such a huge feat, which was in the limelight for a while, on the contrary, all the secret operations would be exposed in front of him, and there was nothing he could do.

In other words, if this matter is successful, the scenery of the specific responsible person is not necessarily a good thing, and it is a cusp that needs to be found out at a moment's notice.

Obviously, his words were more straightforward and reasonable, and King Song was more receptive after hearing them.

Li Zhi did not forget to remind:

"What the Eight Kings said is right, the two recommendations must be marked out in the admonition, if this matter is successful, it is necessary to be able to take on the guardianship responsibilities of a person who is known for being cold and famous for not being afraid of the powerful, and with the special supervision department to cooperate throughout the whole process, in order to prevent possible fraud and fraud!"

There is another deep meaning in this suggestion, at this time it is a critical year for the establishment of Wu Zhou, and in the eyes of Wu Zetian at present, among her most trusted loyal ministers and good generals, Di Renjie occupies the first place.

Even if this person was promoted to prime minister in the first year of Wu Zhou, at this time he was far less important than some Wu family members, but in terms of not being afraid of the powerful and insisting on justice, Wu Zetian believed in him more.

It was also at the beginning of the establishment of Wu Zhou that the rebellion of the cool officials to Junchen falsely accusing Di Renjie and other ministers would come, although in history they were finally able to get away with it, the danger was something that Li Zhi did not dare to ignore.

Li Zhi's original intention was to take this opportunity to transfer him far away from Luoyang City, and he would also be able to influence the list of false accusations of Lai Junchen, and the protection that should not be ignored for this person who has a considerable influence on the future situation.

Next, he will also discuss with King Song, King Jiancheng and others respectively, and take the opportunity to keep more people surnamed Li or affiliated forces away from the whirlpool of right and wrong.

When the project was completed in three or two years, it happened to avoid the most difficult years under the cool official system, which was equivalent to indirectly protecting many people.

This is not Li Zhi's temporary idea, but it has been considered before, and it is only after seeing Bian Jiong's will bias that the specific ideas are implemented.

Obviously, the situation-oriented thinking of the Bian family is more inclined to sympathize with the surname Li, and it is extremely rare to find people who still adhere to this style in the knot of knowing that the surname Wu is about to rise.

With these considerations in mind, Li Zhi quickly invited him to cooperate, so that he could borrow the project far away from Luoyang and bring in some people who should be protected as much as possible.

If the key person to achieve all this is that Di Renjie, and this person does not have an obvious factional bias at present, Li Zhi's move can be very clever and more reasonable to avoid Wu Zetian's extremely intelligent analysis and judgment.

At this time, King Li Kai questioned very bluntly: "According to King Song's budget, 100,000 taels of silver is not a small amount, and I don't think this move is possible." ”

Li Zhi and King Jiancheng looked at each other and laughed, and the latter said the doorway:

"Lord Kaiwang, don't believe him, in his position, he will only make the budget higher, so that the specific amount of money that can be obtained is closer to the actual cost, this is the usual routine of people like him!"

King Li Kai was born purely as a civilian official, and his half-life officialdom career was mostly involved in diplomacy and cultural inheritance, and he had never participated in military or internal affairs, so even if he heard about it, he didn't know much about it.

King Song didn't think it was a shame:

"This is also a kind of way for officials, any property is requested for allocation, and it is considered to burn high incense if there is a sixty percent reply, I will report 100,000 yuan, according to the fifty percent approval, it is enough!"

King Li Kai was displeased: "Fifty percent also has 50,000 taels, but the actual cost will not exceed 30,000 taels, so what should I do with the 20,000?" ”

In the face of the criticism, King Song still smiled unchanged: "After the holy will is issued, there are still layers of approval, which is also a specific solution with policies and countermeasures." ”

King Jiancheng was busy explaining to King Li Kai, who already had a hint of annoyance:

"After all, the emperor is high up, and there are so many affairs in charge, where will he remember all kinds of small expenses, in His Majesty's thinking, it is not easy to remember only the approximate amount in the treasury. We, the ministers under him, have to think about the king and allocate the limited financial resources in more detail, but if such trivial matters are reported one by one, not only will there be no merit, but it will also cause His Majesty's impatience. Therefore, there is still a secondary deployment process among the ministers, so in the end, it falls on the project, and it is rare to have 30,000 taels. ”

King Song also added in time:

"The 20,000 taels have not been released from the treasury, and no one can think of moving the slightest, and the saint will only pay attention to the balance of the treasury after the fact, and as for the process, there is no need to report it in detail, which is also a helpless move on the part of his subordinates!"

King Li Kai shook his head and sighed, but the previous displeasure disappeared:

"No wonder the first emperor once said to me that I am not suitable for handling specific court affairs, and the twists and turns in this do teach me a headache, this is just to listen!"

As his mind was relieved, the atmosphere of the scene relaxed.

This person doesn't necessarily have much power, but he has his qualifications here, and he was promoted as early as the Taizong period, which is beyond the reach of almost everyone now.

Now that he is nearing the age of retirement, he has long passed the age of abdication, but his experience in diplomacy is unparalleled, so although his style of handling affairs is somewhat old-fashioned, he also has a very high prestige in the DPRK.

He, Guan Lugong, and Taiwei Yu are the famous relics in the current court, and they are also loyal ministers of the Li family, even Wu Zetian does not dare to make a move easily.

In particular, this calligrapher, nicknamed King Li Kai, is the most accomplished and influential calligrapher in the current history of calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty after the two kings.

And because of its extraordinary insistence on friendliness and justice, it is called a perfect example of the perfect combination of calligraphy and personality, and no one dares to question it.

The famous literati and writers he interacted with were all over the world, and his influence not only penetrated deep into the people, but also reached the inner court.

is Princess Taiping, and even the emperor Li Dan at this time, when he sees him, he has to call him Uncle Sheji, although he is only a side of the surname Li, his prestige is far beyond the current only direct male elder Li Yuanying.

However, because of their age, they look at things today, more or less stubbornly that can be called rotten, but in Li Zhi's eyes, they are loyal and reliable.

Just because he came from the modern era of later generations, he was accustomed to seeing the smoothness of the edges and corners that had been polished, as well as the various degraded people and things that had been soaked in the sense of money, and he actually faintly had a tendency to become the mainstream of society.

Therefore, at present, he has more sympathy for the foolish or conservative ideas represented by these three people than others.

Therefore, in his future plans, there is an exclusive quota for this person in the realm of Chaoyuan Secret.

It's not that he wants to carry forward such tacit stereotypes, after all, it is not the most adaptable thinking for social development, but the perseverance in their hearts.

Including their own literary skills, they will undoubtedly have a profound impact on their descendants.

At this time, King Li Kai did not know that he had been selected by Li Zhi, although the two had known each other before, they did not know each other well.

Moreover, Zhengqing Wenqitang's excessively expensive sales methods and endless new things do not conform to his old concepts.

But this person's ability to support the royal family surnamed Li is still irreplaceable by him.

And with his familiarity with Gaozong, he knew that valuing this person as the guardian of the surname Li must have his unknown advantages.

So the lesser of the two makes Li Zhi always present a positive image in his eyes.

Especially this time, he was willing to use the income of twenty or thirty thousand taels of silver in exchange for the passage of the river to Chang'an City, in his opinion, this person deserved to be the person who was entrusted by Gaozong.

Therefore, after figuring out the inner mystery of the 100,000 silver proposed by King Song, he no longer paid attention to this matter, but looked at Li Zhi:

"It's rare that Mr. Li is so young, but he has an officialdom insight that is more familiar than me, an old minister of the two dynasties, and it seems that I still have to learn from you for a while in this regard! Mr. Jiuwen has studied tea ceremony and calligraphy deeply, which day will we have a good chat? ”

Obviously, at his age, the purpose of making such a good acquaintance was quite earnest.

Of course, Li Zhi will not lose this opportunity, but he will never deliberately agree: "That's as it should be, I'm afraid that my time in Luoyang is short, and I will rush to Dengzhou in three or two days!" ”

King Li Kai smiled:

"It's okay, I know your specific identity, and there is no one else here, so I'll be blunt. Before the Queen Mother officially took Li Tang, I will take the initiative to resign from my current position, although the responsibilities I am engaged in have nothing specifically related to the government, but the old feelings in my heart are difficult to give up, and it is destined to have something in common with the new court, and I will return to my hometown soon, let's see you in Chang'an City! ”

Li Zhi pointed to the old Ming Wang and other elders at the same table, stroked his palms and smiled:

"That's just right, Lao Ming Wang opened a tea house with a few old guys, and there is a lack of colleagues like Uncle Sheji. And around that tea house, what kind of cup of tea did they organize to respect friends and elderly people, which can be full of some old friends of the same way, I invite the old king to talk to Uncle Sheji? ”

Li Kaiwang nodded with a smile: "I have heard of that tea house for a long time, but I don't know how the cup of tea and the elderly group exists, it sounds like it should be an excellent place for the elderly!" ”