After giving Zhao Zhen a lot of ideas for building a navy, Li Buqi was able to go home, and that night he summoned Mao Zhichun and others to arrange various matters, and the police department also urgently ordered the police in Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Fuzhou, and Guangzhou to seize all the maritime merchants and sailors from Jiaozhi and Champa for screening, and only the ships from Jiaozhi and Champa could come and not go. Then, using the Ma Zhi of the Police Department and the Privy Council, Li Buqi wrote letters to southern merchants and maritime merchants and sent them out continuously.

In the past three days, the emperor also did one thing, which made people more aware of the weight of Li Buqi. On the third day of appointing Li Buqi as the transfer envoy of Guangnan Metropolis, Zhao Zhen promoted two imperial historians from Hebei. These two imperial histories are both from Qingyuan Academy, and it is obvious that the emperor gave Li Buqi two defenders in the court, and let Li Buqi work freely in Guangnan. No matter what Li Buqi thinks, in the eyes of others, Li Buqi now has a spokesperson in the court, which is a rising star in the court.

Early in the morning three days later, in front of the gate of the Li Mansion, Li Buqi knelt down to say goodbye to his parents, hugged the children one by one, and then flew on his horse and went to Ouchi to bid farewell to the emperor. At the court meeting, Li Buqi was like a ceremony, and the emperor personally gave Li Buqi a "formation map", encouraging Li Buqi to eliminate the bandits as soon as possible and expel Jiaozhi, everything was very harmonious. But when Li Buqi took over the "formation map" given by the emperor from the eunuch and was about to leave, suddenly an inopportune voice sounded: "Your Majesty, the minister impeached Li Buqi for losing his honor in front of the palace!" ”

At this time, not only the emperor, but even Pang Ji also glared angrily - don't you know that the situation in Guangnan is in crisis, even if Li Buqi has misdemeanor, can he still dismiss his official and send you there?

But the person who jumped out is the palace servant, and it is the duty of the people to supervise the hundreds of officials in the palace, so you really can't say anything. So Pang Ji had to ask: "What's the matter?" ”

The palace attendant Shi Liang Qian said loudly: "The minister Guan Li does not abandon the lack of hair on his neck, and it seems to be shaving. My Great Song Etiquette ......"

As soon as Liang Qian said this, those who were closer to Li Buqi also suddenly realized why they always felt strange when they saw Li Buqi today, it turned out that the hair was not the same as in the past, especially the thick hair that should have been exposed outside the official hat was completely invisible.

After Liang Qian finished speaking, Pang Ji had to ask: "Li Yunzhi, have you ever shaved your hair?" ”

Li Buqi said calmly: "Xiaguan did shave his hair. As he spoke, he gently took off his official hat, revealing his newly shaved head.

Don't say that bundling hair is an important part of Huayi's distinction, there is also a text in the "Book of Filial Piety" that "the body is hair and skin, and the parents who receive it dare not destroy it, and the beginning of filial piety is also", and shaving hair at will was considered unfilial piety at that time. Therefore, seeing Li Buqi's strange hairstyle, the people in the palace were stunned for a while.

At this time, Liang Qian's eyes shone with a scorching light—he finally caught you, and he shouted again: "Li Buqi, you violated the imperial court system and broke your hair to serve Hu Renye?" ”

To be honest, Pang Ji was also stunned, but he soon woke up to Li Buqi's intentions, and when Guangnan was in danger, he shouldn't have entangled Li Buqi's hair at all, and even fell into Li Buqi's trap when he was entangled. So his question was very skillful: "Li Yunenvoy, why are you going to Guangnan immediately, but you are doing such a thing?" ”

Li Buqi said: "The minister's hair is cut off in order to better guard Guangnan for the imperial court." ”

Liang Qian shouted: "Strong words! What does this broken hair have to do with keeping Quang Nam? ”

Li Buqi turned to Liang Qian and said loudly: "The year before last, the Hanlin Medical Court went to the imperial court and said that parasites such as fleas, lice, and bed bugs can spread diseases and cause death, and the place where there is a lot of human hair is where these parasites hide. At that time, His Majesty also ordered the newspaper to publish the matter. Quang Nam has a hot and humid climate, and these parasites are the most likely to breed. In the past, in the Qin, Han and Tang dynasties, there were many more soldiers who died of illness than in battle, and the parasite spread diseases in the military camps was a major reason. Therefore, in ancient times, the barbarians in the south all lost their hair, which was precisely to adapt to the means of parasites that were easy to breed in hot and humid climates. ”

"Now the war in Quang Nam is not a day's work, and the minister does not want to see the 200,000 troops being dragged down by parasite-borne diseases and causing the war in Quang Nam to fall into erosion, and wants to promote hair cutting in the army. It's just that the world has suffered from their parents with their bodies, and they dare not destroy them, so they have to take the lead in cutting off their hair to reduce the spread of parasites in the army. “

Pang Ji didn't expect that there would be such a thing, Li Buqi could say such a big deal, and it was also linked to the victory or defeat of the war, but it seemed to make sense - one of the biggest scruples when they made the decision to send troops was lack of money and food, and the other was that the northerners were not adapted to the miasma in the south and died of disease. He made a sudden appearance: "It turned out to be for the affairs of the imperial court......"

Liang Qian did not relent: "This is alarmist!" Little lice and fleas are so powerful! ”

Li Buqi pretended to be distressed: "This imperial historian should not have been in the army, he has never seen a soldier who has not had the opportunity to bathe for several months and is full of lice and fleas, let alone his festering legs and feet after being bitten by lice and fleas, and the inhuman-shaped full camp of patients caused by typhoid fever. If this imperial historian thinks this is alarmist, it is better to follow me to Quang Nam. If you still call me an alarmist, then I am wrong, and I will resign. ”

Li Buqi pulled people into the water again, and the hall was quiet for a while. Who knows, Zhao Zhen said: "That's fine!" ”

The emperor was also annoyed. In his opinion, the matter of Guangnan is far more important than whether Li Buqi is tied up or not, and now delaying Li Buqi to take office for a strand of hair is not long-sighted.

Oh, my God! What does this mean, Emperor? Is this going for me to go to Quang Nam? How can this be?

Liang Qian's mind was blank, and his eyes couldn't help but look at Yushi's shift, hoping that someone would come out to relieve him.

Sure enough, Yu Shi Jia Dian and Sima Guang in the palace jumped out together and shouted: "Your Majesty, no!" Liang Qian is a man of letters, and there is no fault for making him mix in the army and go to Guangnan in the eyes of others without intention and guilt, which is not the way to speak widely. ”

Li Buqi smiled and said, "You can't say that." Now that the situation in Guangnan is critical, those who can be sent by His Majesty will definitely be able to gain His Majesty's trust, and in the future, Guangnan will be pacified, and this credit will be indispensable. Besides, it is good to be a historian of the imperial family, otherwise it is all based on assumptions to discuss things thousands of miles away, and it is inevitable that there will be more than enough success and more failure. ”

When Jia Dian heard that Li Bu gave up the gun and stick, he couldn't help but be angry, and he was about to refute, but when he saw Sima Guang glaring at him again and again, he was suspicious in his heart, so he had to stop and not speak. Sima Guang said: "Whether or not to tie your hair is a matter of Huayi's defense." Li Yun acted rashly for the sake of temporary benefits, wasn't he afraid of messing up Huaxia's roots? ”

Li Buqi said with a smile: "Sima Zhongcheng is a learned person, and he should know the allusion of the monkey and the crown." People don't think of a monkey who wears a human costume as a human being, so it can be seen that the clothing or even whether the hair is tied is not Huayi's great defense, whether it respects my Chinese education. King Zhao Wuling carried out Hu Fu riding and shooting, but who regarded him as a Hu man? Could it be that for the defense of Huayi, Sima Zhongcheng asked my Great Song soldiers to serve the right side and fight with the Khitan iron cavalry in chariots? ”

Sima Guang did not continue to argue with Li Buren, but did not say a word. Seeing that there was a brief lull, Pang Ji hurriedly said: "The matter of accumulation will be discussed slowly in the future, and now the military situation in Guangnan is urgent, and the matter of counterinsurgency must not be delayed." ”

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Jia Dian grabbed Sima Guang and asked, "Why didn't Junshi let me speak?" ”

Sima Guang shook his head: "You can't win." Now there is no second person in Guangnan who can bear the matter except Li Buqi, and there is nowhere to raise this money and food alone. So, how do you let Your Majesty and Pang Alcohol choose? ”