"Drive Xishu crazy first, and then say that Xishu is crazy."

Guo Chongtao's design harmed Xishu.

The emperor adopted Guo Chongtao's suggestion, and the emperor began to prepare.

From then on, the emperor didn't do anything else, he waited there for the autumn queen to send troops.

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On this day, the emperor was waiting there, and suddenly someone said that someone wanted to see him.

The emperor said, "Let him in!" ”

Soon, the man who said he wanted to see the emperor came in.

The emperor took a look: it was Kong Qian.

When the emperor saw that it was Kong Qian, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Because for Kong Qian, the emperor is too familiar.

And recently, the emperor's familiarity with Kong Qian has been increasing day by day. In the past, Kong Qian was only a descendant of Confucius in the eyes of the emperor, the father of the concubine, and since the last time Kong Qian proposed to the emperor, the emperor has become more and more optimistic about Kong Qian.

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Since the last time Kong Qian offered his advice to the emperor, the emperor wanted to promote Kong Qian's official position, the emperor felt that Kong Qian was a talent, and the emperor did not want to snub this talent.

But soon the emperor received a letter from Guo Chongtao, in which Guo Chongtao said that it was best for the emperor not to mention Kong Qian too early, because Kong Qian's identity is not very clear now.

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After that, the emperor also secretly asked Li Siyuan.

Li Siyuan is the emperor's eldest brother, and the emperor also trusts Li Siyuan very much, and Li Siyuan also has a high level of talent.

Speaking of which, by the way, how could Li Siyuan be the emperor's eldest brother? Isn't the emperor the eldest son of the ancestor Li Ke?

That's how it goes. Li Siyuan is a godson of the ancestor Li Keshui, because he is older than the emperor, so from this point of view, Li Siyuan is the emperor's eldest brother. What about blood relations? In terms of blood relationship, Li Siyuan has no blood relationship with the emperor, and the only brothers who are related to the emperor are Li Cunba, Li Cunxiao and others, and Li Siyuan is not the emperor's brother.

However, Li Siyuan's talent is still very high.

Just because of Li Siyuan's high talent, Li Siyuan was also a candidate for the crown prince in the eyes of the ancestor Li Ke. "Candidate for the Prince", that is very remarkable. The "crown prince" is the person who will succeed Li Ke in the future. If he is really elected as the crown prince, maybe he is the person sitting on the dragon chair today, and it is not the current emperor Li Cunqiao. At that time, if it weren't for the ancestor Li Ke seeing that Zhu Wen wanted to use his godson Zhu Youwen, and Zhu Wen gave his life and died in the country, maybe the ancestor Li Ke would really use his godson Li Siyuan.

Speaking of the book, I also said a word by the way, after the emperor Li Cunqiao died young, Li Siyuan really became the emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty.

If you want to talk about Li Siyuan's talent, it is not inferior to Guo Chongtao. It's just that Guo Chongtao is a good friend of Li Siyuan's father-in-law ancestor Li Ke, Li Siyuan is a junior in front of Guo Chongtao, and sometimes Li Siyuan doesn't like to take the lead.

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On this day, the emperor asked Li Siyuan to come.

The emperor knew that Li Siyuan was very talented and learned.

The emperor said: "I see that Kong Qian is very talented, and I want to raise him." However, Prime Minister Guo sent me a letter, and he said in the letter that it was best for me not to mention Kong Qian too early. Prime Minister Guo Cheng said that Kong Qian's identity is not very clear, and his identity has yet to be verified. I would like to ask you what you mean about this. ”

Li Siyuan said: "Since Prime Minister Guo Cheng has already said that, he naturally has what he means. The minister thought that there would be nothing wrong with Prime Minister Guo's words. The minister also believes that the emperor should consider Kong Qian carefully. ”

The emperor said: "However, I found that Kong Qian is really talented!" ”

Li Siyuan said: "The minister doesn't see it that way. In Yichen's opinion, Kong Qian's talent is not necessarily higher than that of Guo Chengxiang. ”

The emperor said, "Really? ”

Li Siyuan said: "Prime Minister Guo's talent and learning are well known. Everyone knows that Prime Minister Guo Cheng is talented and learned. Kong Qian's talent, Kong Qian's talent, I think it's hard to say now. ”

The emperor said, "Really? ”

Li Siyuan said again: "The emperor should not think that Kong Qian showed his talent for a while, so he concluded that his talent must be higher than that of Prime Minister Guo Cheng. His talent surpassed Prime Minister Guo for a while, and the minister thought there was no fuss. Zhuge Liang has also lost a street pavilion, can it be said that because Zhuge Liang lost a street pavilion, it is said that Zhuge Liang's talent and learning are not as good as Sima Yi, so all the highlights before Zhuge Liang are all denied? ”

The emperor nodded again.

Li Siyuan also said: "Even if Kong Qian is really talented and learned, the minister thinks that the emperor should first understand his life experience, first understand whether he must be loyal to the emperor, and then say." ”

The emperor said, "Okay. ”

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After Guo Chongtao came back from the south, the emperor also asked Guo Chongtao.

The emperor said: "I see that Kong Qian is very talented and learned, and I want to reuse Kong Qian." But you wrote to me and told me that it was best for me not to reuse Kong Qian too soon. I also asked Li Siyuan, and Li Siyuan said the same. You didn't explain much in your letter to me, and now I want to hear you explain it in detail. ”

Guo Chongtao said: "That's what the minister thinks. Whether the emperor reuses anyone, the first thing the emperor should consider should not be whose talent is learned, the first thing the emperor should consider is who is loyal to the emperor. The emperor should see who is loyal to the emperor, and then the emperor will use whom. The emperor sees that whoever is not loyal to the emperor is not enough, even if anyone has high talents, the emperor will definitely not be able to use them. ”

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Today, Kong Qian came to the emperor again.

When the emperor saw Kong Qian coming, his face was full of smiles.

The emperor said: "Kong Aiqing, come here today, is there anything wrong?" ”

Kong Qian said: "Your Majesty, today's ministers are here for the plan that Prime Minister Guo Cheng gave to the emperor a few days ago. ”

The emperor said, "If you have something to say, just say it." ”

Kong Qian said: "The minister looks at ....... ”

Kong Qian suddenly stopped talking.

The emperor said, "Why didn't you say it? ”

Kong Qian said: "The minister doesn't dare to say it. ”

The emperor said, "It doesn't hurt to say it. ”

Kong Qian said: "The minister said it. ”

The emperor said, "Say it." ”

Kong Qian said: "The minister looks at ......, and the minister looks at Prime Minister Guo's plan, which is also a little too poisonous!" ”

The emperor said, "What? ”

Kong Qian didn't dare to say anything further.

The emperor said, "Say it." It doesn't hurt to say it. ”

Kong Qian said: "Your Majesty, please think about it, Prime Minister Guo's plan, to put it bluntly, is to force Xishu to make mistakes, and forcing Xishu to be bad for the people!" If the emperor really listens to Prime Minister Guo Cheng's words, the emperor, you really suppress the Xishu army, then it will not have much impact on our Datang, because our Datang has a large territory and a large population, and it is not a big deal for our Datang to take out 200,000 people, but it is very different for him Xishu, his Xishu has a small territory and a small population, if he takes out 200,000 people, it will be very bitter for the people in his country. The emperor has a Daoming monarch, can the emperor do this? ”

"It's ......."

Kong Qian's words really spoke deeply to the emperor's heart.

Since Guo Chongtao offered his plan to the emperor, the emperor also thought that Guo Chongtao's plan was a bit poisonous.

Guo Chongtao's plan meant to give Xishu a large army to pressure the border and force Xishu to guard the border with too many men and horses. I, Datang, took out 200,000 horses, which is nothing. My Datang has a large territory and a large population, my Datang has a population of 2 million, and it is nothing for my Datang to take out 200,000 horses from a population of 2 million. But Xishu is different, your Xishu is small, the population is small, your Xishu has a total population of only 500,000, if he Xishu takes out 200,000 people from the 500,000 population, the people will inevitably be very bitter. If the people in Xishu are really miserable, I will say that Xishu will not govern the world, and I will send troops to fight it.

Today, Kong Qian's words can deeply move the emperor.

The emperor said in his heart: Kong Qian's words are right, I am a wise man, I should create happiness for the people in my country, and even the people who are not in my country now, can I deliberately cause pain to the people of Xishu?

At this time, the emperor was still thinking about a more important question: I always thought that Kong Qian's talent was high, and I wanted to reuse Kong Qian, but Li Siyuan and Guo Chongtao have always been opposed, are Li Siyuan and Guo Chongtao jealous?