In the Zichen Hall of Daming Palace, the long court discussion is still going on endlessly. Zuo Xiang Chen. Xi Lijue's calves had become numb, and his tired brain could no longer be sleepy.

Old. Xilie became more and more disgusted with the complicated court discussions, but he could not help but participate. After all, he is the left minister of the Tang Dynasty, and his status among the hundred officials is second only to Li Linfu, the right minister, and he must be present at all official court meetings, otherwise it will violate the political paradigm of the Tang Dynasty.

But Chen. Xilie understands better that his real status is nothing more than the "prime minister" of the right minister Li Linfu.

In the early years of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, Yao Chong monopolized the power of the prime minister, and Lu Huai, another minister of the political affairs hall, did not care about everything, but only made promises and obeyed orders, so he was ridiculed by the people of the time as "the prime minister who accompanied the food".

Now, he has embarked on Lu Huaishen's old path and has become Li Linfu's companion. The sarcasm of hundreds of officials, the jokes of the people, Chen. Xilie is neither deaf nor dumb, he knows it, but he is not ashamed of it, but secretly laughs in his heart at the extreme boredom of the world.

As a university scholar who has specialized in "Lao Tzu" and "Zhou Yi" since childhood, and is proficient in metaphysics, Chen. Xilie knows the righteousness of holding the weak and defending the female and Kanglong having remorse.

Compared with Li Linfu, who wrote "The Joy of Getting Zhang" as "The Joy of Getting a Deer", he is definitely proficient in poetry and full of knowledge. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain "Lao Tzu" and "Zhou Yi" to the saints in the secretary province for a long time.

However, the way of learning and the principle of statecraft do not completely overlap. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the learning of the princes was closely linked to governing the country, enriching the people and strengthening the army. Wuwei has Huang Lao, Wenzhi has Confucius and Mencius, ploughing and warfare has Shen Han, love has Mozi, vertical and horizontal has Ghost Valley, and the art of war has Sun Wu...... Thinking of the prosperity of hundreds of schools of thought at that time, Chen, who had been intoxicated in the world of scriptures for many years. Xilie is leisurely fascinated!

However, after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty "deposed the hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone", academic principles and statecraft were gradually separated. On the one hand, the emperor of the Han family advocated the spirit of "benevolence" of Confucianism, but on the other hand, he taught the prince that "the Han family has its own system, which is originally a tyranny, but it is purely moral."

The deviation between scholarship and governance has allowed the poor to study the righteousness of a lifetime, but they still do not understand the way of governing the country and cannot shepherd one side; And willful chivalry, put. Emperor Wu of Wei, who was unruly, did not cultivate conduct, and did not study his studies, coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes to conquer the south and the north, and leave a name in history.

No matter how profound his knowledge is, compared with the right minister Li Linfu's talent for governing the country, it can only be a dispensable embellishment. And the saint chose to serve as Li Linfu's assistant, in fact, what he liked was the function of embellishment.

"Lao Tzu" has a saying: "Those who know others are wise, and those who know themselves are clear." "Chen. Xilie didn't dare to say that he had the wisdom to know people, but he thought he was still a little self-aware. Therefore, no matter how ridiculed by others, Chen. Xiliedu honestly followed the expectations of the saint and Li Linfu and served as an embellishment in the political hall.

Li Linfu wants to monopolize the power, yes, let him bother, a certain happy leisure! Li Linfu wants to bring down the prince, you can, let him toss, he will not stop it! Li Linfu wants to take revenge on those who dare to speak, it's okay, let him strike, pretend not to see it! If you need to attend a certain court meeting, you will attend it on time; A certain signature is required. text, a certain pen without hesitation; When it is necessary for a certain person to speak official words, a certain person will find chapters and extract sentences, and the words will be colorful and wonderful......

Old. Xilie thinks that he has won the three flavors of "Lao Tzu", knows how to "do nothing and do nothing", no effort in state affairs, no exhaustion of fighting, leisurely and happy, rich and peaceful.

Don't you hear that the sages of the Wei and Jin dynasties have a cloud: "Born less than 100 years old, often have a thousand years of worries." The days are short and the nights are long, so why not travel with candles! For the sake of pleasure and time, how can you stay in Laiz? The fool cherishes his money, but scorns the Hereafter. The fairy prince Joe, it is difficult to wait for the period. ”

Life is too short, so why bother with everything, and enjoy it in time. Thinking of this, Chen. Xilie suddenly remembered a concubine in Xinna a few years ago, and couldn't help but feel turbulent.

Thinking of Ashinayang just now that Wang Zheng saw that you were a festival envoy, and he couldn't settle the private affairs of the back house, he couldn't help but be full of mockery. I can't handle a little thing in the inner house, can I still save the proud soldiers under the town? The saint is also a romantic person, and he is quite elegant about the affairs of the back house, and he actually took the initiative to solve the problem for Wang Zhengjian. If you meet the Son of Heaven who has no pity for the jade like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, this Wang Zhengjian will definitely not have good fruits to eat.

After his brain came alive, all kinds of voices inside and outside the hall poured into his ears: Li Linfu's gushing explanation of the situation of the Great Food Country, the sound of the saint interjecting from time to time, the sound of Gao Lishi turning his neck slightly and observing the faces of everyone in the hall from time to time, the sound of the prince's rough and thin breathing, the sound of Ashina Yang's right index finger tapping the back of his left hand, and the footsteps of the small yellow door outside the hall trying to get close to eavesdropping......

Various voices are scrambling to go to Chen. Xilie's ears drilled into him, which annoyed him, but he subconsciously began to ponder the implied message. Although he is the prime minister who accompanies the food, he is also the prime minister above tens of millions of people, and his sensitivity to politics is far greater than that of most people.

"Brother Nu, can I understand it this way, the current situation of the Great Food Country, in a word, is that the doctrinal dispute is the surface, the throne is the inside, and the tribal dispute is interspersed, and the decision on who will kill the deer has not yet been decided?" The sage tried to summarize Li Linfu's tirade.

Old. Although Xilie read the scriptures, he also knew very little about the Great Food Country, only knowing that its country was in the extreme west, and there had been a small-scale encounter with the Tang Dynasty in the Hezhong region at the beginning of the Kaiyuan Dynasty. After that, the Great Food Kingdom was in awe of the Tianwei of the Tang Dynasty and sent envoys to the court from time to time.

"Your Majesty Shengming, one word is better than ten thousand words of the minister!" Li Linfu did not hesitate to flatter the saint.

Old. Xi Lie knew that although he was not as moral and clean as Zhang Jiuling, he would not be able to reach the realm of Li Linfu and his ilk without discipline until death.

"Brother Nu don't want to be me, I can't repeat your intentions!" The sage smiled and shook his hand, looking like he didn't eat Li Linfu's set: "Ashinaqing, what does Beiting think about the affairs of the Great Food Country?" Tell me what you think. ”

"Your Majesty! Since the third year of the Kaiyuan Dynasty (715), the Great Food Kingdom has always plotted against the land in the river, and has continued to coerce and lure the nine kingdoms of Zhaowu, in a vain attempt to make the Sogdian states betray the Tang Dynasty. The Great Food Country has plenty of armor and a vast territory, and it is really a fierce enemy! Our army has encountered the Great Food Army several times on the banks of the Wuhu River, and most of them are invincible and undefeated. Therefore, after Wang Duhu rescued the princess and the envoy of the Great Food Country in Broken Leaf City, he immediately inquired in detail about the Great Food and immediately reported the relevant matters to the political affairs hall. "When Ashina Yang returned here, Chen. Xilie thought about it carefully, and vaguely remembered that there was such a concerto, but he basically couldn't remember the specific content.

After sending someone to escort the princess to Beijing, Wang Duhu deeply felt that the civil strife in Dashi was closely related to the safety of the river, and immediately sent scouts to explore the news of Dashi, and to find the Sogdian caravan between Dashi and Dashi, and interrogated the situation of Dashi's civil strife. Before Weichen escorted Tianma from Tingzhou, Wang Duhu talked to Weichen about the situation of the Great Food Country, and asked Weichen to present three things to His Majesty: First, check the news in detail, the Great Food is in turmoil, or there are traces of a change of dynasty. Second, the emerging black-costed food army is violent, and the harm is even greater than that of those in white. Third, black clothes and white clothes, they all covet the river, no matter whether they win or lose, it is not good for me, it is better to maintain the momentum of the two tigers. ”

The three things relayed by Ashina Yang are like golden stones, so that Chen. Heelly came to his senses from his dizziness.

Old. Although Xilie is famous for his metaphysics, he is not a person who does not know about military affairs. Xilie also served as the secretary of the military department. Of course, Chen. Xilie doesn't like to be entangled in mundane things, and the specific affairs of the military department are mostly handed over to the military department, and he is just an overview.

After all, the military affairs are important, and there are political affairs halls and saints above the military department. Xilie was unwilling to hold on to the military power and do that thankless thing. However, after staying in the position of the secretary of the military department for a long time, his understanding of the conquest has gradually deepened. Old. As soon as Xilie heard Wang Zhengjian's advice, he knew that he had put a lot of effort into the matter of the civil strife in Dashi, because it was only possible to draw such a specific and in-depth conclusion by peeling back the cocoon in the extensive information.

After Ashinayang finished relaying, the sage, Li Linfu and the crown prince all fell into deep thought, only Gao Lishi's expression remained unchanged, and he still stood quietly beside the saint, as if he did not exist.

"Wang Duhu's far-sightedness has impressed a certain one!" Li Linfu took the lead in breaking the short silence in the hall: "Ashina deputy Duhu, you relayed the views of Wang Duhu, but what Your Majesty asked just now was your opinion, you must not be too humble!" ”

Old. Xilie knelt and sat still, secretly savoring Li Linfu's tone in his heart, feeling a hint of clear responsibility and secret help, and couldn't help but start thinking about the subtle interaction between Li Linfu and Ashinayang.

"Brother Nu is right, Ashina Qing must speak freely!" The sage agreed with Li Linfu's proposal.

Old. Xilie's singing and harmony between the saint and the right minister has become commonplace, so his heart is like water and there are no waves. However, he suddenly thought that if Yang Zhao was in his position, he might not be able to do Gujing Wubo!

For the concubine's favored crown harem, Chen. There was not the slightest hint of resentment or jealousy. No matter how mysterious and sacred the saints who live in the palaces are preached, Chen, who is proficient in Huang Lao's learning, is very proficient in the study of Huang Lao. In Xilie's view, these mysteries and sacredness were merely means of maintaining the prestige of the imperial court.

After reading through the history books, the scholars who read it thoroughly naturally understood that the Son of Heaven was actually just an ordinary man with supreme power, and he also had joys, sorrows, and madness. And in the face of the great desire of the person "sex", throughout the ages, there have not been few sons of heaven who are willing to be the master's admired Yanagishita Hui.

Old. When Xilie was lecturing to the saint in the forbidden school, he found that after Concubine Wu Hui died of illness, the saint was in a bad mood and felt lonely, like an old tree that was about to wither, and it was dull.

After the appearance of the concubine who was proficient in dance and music, the saint was like a dead tree in spring, bursting with vitality again, and even took the concubine to linger in the pear orchard every day, composing music and watching dances, and was very happy.

It is rare to have a person like the concubine who is so in tune with the saint, as a courtier, you must first put yourself in the shoes of the saint and be happy for the saint, instead of gossiping and saying something unbearable.

Who in the world has no selfish desires? Who in the world is not partial? Not to mention others, just mentioning Wang Zhengjian, who is repeatedly mentioned by the saints and the princes in the temple today, doesn't he also prefer the youngest son to the eldest son?

For the exclusive favor of the concubine, and even the sudden wealth of the concubine's brothers and sisters, Chen. Xilie did not stop him, because this was just a little reward from the saint to the concubine's family, and it was not much more than the joy that the concubine gave to the saint.

But thinking of Yang Zhao's successive promotions and access to power, Chen. Xilie was very disgusted in his heart!

Li Linfu's dominance of the court is certainly not the work of a gentleman, but his power comes from being loyal to the saint and painstakingly handling state affairs; Although he does not have Li Linfu's talent for governing the country, he can become a leftist minister, which is inseparable from many years of Haoshou poor experience.

And Yang Zhao is not a close relative of the concubine, but he is a scoundrel in Shuzhong, frivolous and unreasonable. Such a person, how can he be among the important ministers of the imperial court, and he has the heart of Longwangshu, and he wants to enter the political hall and become the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty.

But let Chen. Xilie was a little discouraged that the sage obviously valued Yang Zhao, who was unlearned and unskilled, and on many occasions intentionally or unintentionally hinted or even explicitly wanted Yang Zhao to enter the political hall. The sage's mind is getting harder and harder to fathom, Chen. Xilie sighed in his heart.