"Good, good, good!" When Feng Dao read Li Qi's recital to Li Siyuan, he even said that it was good, and he was very satisfied. After Feng Dao finished reading, Li Siyuan stroked his beard and bowed his head, and said to everyone in the hall: "Doctor Li's article, what do you think?" ”

Li Qi's talent is the most clear, but Rao is so, and he is also surprised by the wisdom of the two strategies proposed by Li Qi, so he can't help but admire. Li Congjing was also surprised, not for anything else, Li Qi's two strategies for dealing with Liangchuan and Jingnan were roughly the same as the plan of the Qin Palace, especially the disposal of Gao Jixing, which was almost completely consistent with Mo Li's plan.

Of course, Li Qi's opinions are only general guidelines, and the planning of the Qin Palace's mansion cannot be so simple, the front and rear supporting arrangements are much more detailed, and there are also separate countermeasures for various different situations that may arise. Li Qi's book is full of conspiracy, and the measures of the Qin Wangfu are undoubtedly a combination of conspiracy and conspiracy.

An Chongzhi naturally didn't want to let Li Qi steal the limelight, he accused Li Qi of the inappropriateness of the book, and said: "Dr. Li's words, the minister dare not agree, let the public say, the minister dare not attach to it." Your Majesty, although Liangchuan did not strictly abide by the laws and regulations of the imperial court, and Jingnan certainly had the loss of greedy land and money, but this kind of words and deeds are only a little rebellious, and they may not have the intention of rebellion, and they do not constitute rebellion. Not only that, Meng Zhixiang and Gao Jixing are both important ministers of the country, and now they are sitting on one side to defend the frontier for the court, and they have no merit and hard work. If the court deliberates at this time, does not read its merits, focuses on its heart, and often 'kills the tiger in the field and kills the tiger in the cage', it will inevitably chill the civil and military officials and the soldiers of the three armies! Li Qi's remarks are really suspected of provoking the monarch and ministers and corrupting the society! ”

Kong Xun was reminded by An Chongzhu's words, and he felt that it was reasonable, and immediately complied with it: "Your Majesty, the most serious mistake of Zhuangzong is to be suspicious of the courtiers. ”

Li Congjing saw that in order to suppress Li Qi, Li Congjing did not hesitate to reverse black and white, glanced at the two of them, and was too lazy to speak.

Ren Yuan was indignant and upset for Li Qiming.

Li Siyuan's smiling face was gradually shrouded in dark clouds, An Chongzhi was relied on and favored by him, and he would not easily pretend to him, but Kong Xun was not among them, he stared at Kong Xun, and said word by word: "What Aiqing means is that I am suspicious of the heroes, and I don't think of the hard work of the three armies, which is no different from Zhuang Zong?" ”

Seeing Li Siyuan's expression, Kong Xun secretly complained, and said in his heart I just spoke according to An Chongzhi's meaning, why don't you ask him why he can't get along with me, and hurriedly argued: "Your Majesty is clear, the minister has no such intention, Your Majesty Shengming, how can Zhuangzong be compared!" ”

Li Siyuan snorted coldly, and his anger did not decrease.

Because he knew Zhuang Zong's mistakes, since he succeeded to the throne, he has been sleeping all night and painstakingly reforming the evils of the times, so as not to repeat the mistakes of Zhuang Zong. For this reason, he abolished the post of eunuch supervising the army, and ordered the army to take food nearby, although the treasury was shy and still did not hesitate to reward, and treated the ministers, as long as they were not traitors and evildoers, he was even more generous, Rao is Zhao Zaili, he did not make such efforts, he was a sincere heart, and he was still said to be the same as Zhuang Zong's jealous courtiers, and Rao is mud Bodhisattva also has three points of anger, how can he not be angry?

Kong Xun did not adopt his opinion because of some things before, and when he knew that the center of the court lacked officials and it was inconvenient to operate, he categorically refused to go to the court, ignored political affairs, and threatened the monarch with ministers! How does it end up? It was Li Siyuan who made concessions, held back his anger, and asked people to invite him several times, which made Kong Xun director again!

Under the anger in his chest, Li Siyuan looked at Kong Xun and said coldly: "Kong Aiqing, I tell you today that Zhuang Zong's mistake is not more than suspicion of heroes, but connivance at arrogant generals!" ”

This is suspicious of anger, but it also shows how angry Li Siyuan is. When the Son of Heaven is angry, millions of corpses are ambushed, so what's the matter? On weekdays, Shier and others are lenient, and the king is virtuous and generous, so you think that the tiger's claws have been blunted? If you don't give grace and don't exert power, isn't it conniving at you and other people!

Li Siyuan picked up another booklet, his eyes were sharp, and his tone was stern, "Look at Cui Xie's excerpt, 'King Wen ruled the world, and Zhou Xing for eight hundred years because of the royal road; The first emperor ruled the country, and because of the soldiers, Qin died in the second and if the Tang Dynasty wanted to pass on the descendants for eternity, they should follow the government of King Wen and abandon the evil of the first emperor. 'This is your choice of prime minister?' Not to mention that he is full of empty talk and has nothing useful to say about current politics, just say that this royal way and military theory is simply ignorant! Do you want me to learn from the king of Zhou to curl up in Luodong, sit back and watch the world fight, and finally be destroyed by the Qin army! This is a troubled time, not a time of peace, and I can't even distinguish between the most basic things, and I can't talk about military affairs! ”

After speaking, he threw the fold into the hall, "Look at it, my pillar minister! ”

The emperor was really angry, and the courtiers did not dare to speak, but only promised. An Chongzhi bowed his head and lowered his eyebrows, and there was no more word to say at this time.

Li Congjing was calm and calm, immobile like a Buddha. Ever since he said what he had just said, he knew that he didn't need to say much. An opponent who can't even tell the difference between light and heavy is not worthy of his attention.

Li Siyuan is not a mediocre gentleman, he has his own clear judgment on right and wrong, how can he not be able to distinguish between north and south because others almost can't tell the difference? There is only one word in the court, and now that he is there, how can An Chongzhi confuse the holy hearing?

An Chongzhi reacted at this time, knowing that Cui Xie and Li Qi were very different, and the clear sword and gun were not Li Qi's opponents at all, and the only wise move at this time was to shut up, because Li Qi was already unstoppable. Knowing that you can't do it, you just hurt yourself in vain. He argued again, making Li Siyuan feel that he couldn't distinguish between virtuous and foolish, and let Li Siyuan think that it would be a big deal if he only cared about selfish interests and ignored the king.

It's just that at this time, it seems that it is too late. Don't you see that Your Majesty is already angry? You know, our majesty has always been lenient, but he rarely gets angry, and this is the first time he has encountered it in front of his courtiers. At this time, although he did not directly give An a heavy lecture, the meaning of the so-called knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger was already obvious.

"Father, do you still need to summon Li Qi and Cui Xiejin to meet with Ce?" Li Congjing saw that Li Siyuan's anger calmed down a little, so in order to avoid the continued embarrassment of the atmosphere, he found a topic for Li Siyuan to step down.

Li Siyuan said after a little silence: "Although I saw the two Aiqing writing, in order to avoid bias, it is better to see them." ”

"Father, Emperor Shengming."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

No matter what his talent is, after all, he has not been in vain in the center all these years, and Li Siyuan's summons was expected by Li Qi and Cui Xie. For this reason, after the two finished writing the book, they seized the time to prepare. The core of the preparation of the two is naturally around the content of their respective books, which inevitably enriches and expands, hoping to win the favor of Li Siyuan's inquiry.

Before Li Qi and Cui Xie entered the palace, they met outside the palace gate.

Li Qi rode in an ox cart and Cui Xie rode in a carriage, and the two were rich and noble.

In fact, Li Qi is the imperial historian, Cui Xie is the imperial historian, and the former is the latter's top boss. Despite this, the relationship between the two is not harmonious, and it is well known to the government and the opposition, and Li Qi was highly valued during the Zhuang Dynasty, and Cui Xie naturally couldn't make waves.

After the change of the Yuan Tiancheng, Cui Xie took the boat of An Chongzhu, the power rose to the boat, Li Qi did not form a party and did not tie up An Chongzhu, naturally he was not welcomed, and the power was gradually seized by Cui Xie, the two of them fought against each other for many days, and now they are competing for the position of prime minister.

The two drove very close to each other, and when they saw Li Qi, Cui Xie's face was strange, and he said angrily: "Yo, isn't this Lord Li, why, Your Majesty also summoned you?" "The implication is that it is enough for Your Majesty to summon me, and it is completely superfluous to summon you.

Li Qi has long been accustomed to Cui Xie's appearance, and he has always ignored it under the coercion of An Chongzhu, but today he glanced at the other party lightly, and said lukewarmly: "What does Your Majesty mean, do you need to convey it to you?" "After all, there are no bad words.

Cui Xie sneered, "What does Your Majesty mean, if Lord Li can know, why not relay it to the lower officials?" I'm afraid that Master Li doesn't know. ”

Li Qi straightened his clothes and stepped into the palace, "Master Cui seems to know better than this official. ”

Cui Xie raised his heels, unwilling to lag behind Li Qi, and competed to be side by side with him, "The lower officials may not know, but An Gong definitely knows." An Gong knows, and Xia Guan naturally knows. ”

Li Qi snorted coldly, "The court is so big, how can everything come from Duke An!" ”

"Master Li is angry now?" Cui Xie laughed, laughed, and was triumphant, "Don't you know that Lord Li is very big, but at the same time, it is also very small?" Sometimes, it is even so small that a single word of some people can decide a major military event. ”

Li Qi smiled contemptuously and said disdainfully: "I'm afraid that the An Gong in your mouth doesn't have this ability!" ”

"Whether Gong An has such a ability, Lord Li probably knows better than anyone else, right? Your Majesty Shengming has entrusted Gong An with a heavy responsibility, and everything is obeyed, and now even the King of Qin has never been angry with Duke An! Cui Xie was angered by Li Qi's contemptuous appearance, and he was ashamed to speak, staring at his top boss, "Li Qi, who you and I are, we will see today!" I want to see if you can still have the arrogance you have today when you see me in the future! ”

Li Qi looked ahead, didn't look at Cui Xie, and said lightly: "This official also hopes to see each other in the future, and you can still straighten your waist like this." ”

While speaking, the two came to the front of Chongwen Palace, and before being summoned by Li Siyuan and stepping into the door, Cui Xie gritted his teeth with a gloomy face and said, "You wait!" ”

When he met Li Siyuan, Li Qitian looked indifferently, and Cui Xie was eager to try. Cui Xie couldn't wait to trample Li Qi under his feet as soon as possible, so eager that he didn't even notice the look that An Chongzhi gave him.

"The important ministers of the country, it is my duty to advise on state affairs and discuss the country, and I have read the recitals of the two Aiqing, and now I specially summoned the two to come here because I want to listen to the detailed discussion of the two Aiqing to solve my confusion." Li Siyuan deliberately left Li Qi's words of loyalty behind, so he looked at Cui Xie, "Cui Aiqing, I will let you say it first." ”

"Obey the order!" Hearing Li Siyuan's words, Cui Xie thought that this was because Li Siyuan valued him, so he asked him to speak in front of Li Qi, and immediately shook his spirits, shook his sleeves, and began to talk eloquently.

Although he doesn't know how to write and ink, he has a good mouth, and this time he talks eloquently, although he doesn't quote scriptures, but it also has the effect of blooming lotus.

When Zhuang Zong, Cui Xie was the middle of the imperial history, but because of the lack of literary talent, the chapters were many false, and he was often punished, but at that time he thought that it was Li Qi who made things difficult for him, and deliberately picked bones in the eggs, of course, he hated Li Qi a lot, and it was because he had voted for An Zhongzhi now, so he was so unpretentious to Li Qi.

Cui Xie talked eloquently, while observing Li Siyuan's face, seeing that Li Siyuan was always smiling, but did not say anything, thinking that Li Siyuan could listen attentively, and couldn't help but work harder.

Unconsciously, an hour passed, Li Siyuan was not good, An Chongzhi really couldn't accompany Cui Xie to continue to lose this face, so he found a vacancy, interrupted him, and said to Li Siyuan: "Your Majesty, Cui Zhongcheng's meaning is clear, please let Dr. Li speak." "The more Cui Xie speaks in the wrong direction and plays farther, doesn't it mean that he has neglected to oversee in advance? He couldn't take it anymore.

This move was a big surprise to Cui Xie, he looked at An Chongzhi in disbelief, and couldn't figure out how the other party interrupted him and asked Li Qi to speak. After thinking about it, could it be that I was too involved in talking and didn't notice anything? Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the twilight outside the hall, and thought that it must be getting late, and An Gong didn't want to delay for too long. In this way, his heart settled down, stepped aside, and waited to see Li Qi's joke.

Sure enough, as soon as Li Qi opened his mouth to speak, Cui Xie wanted to laugh. What kind of rhetoric is this? It's just a big rebellion, and you can also move to the court? In front of the king, benevolence, righteousness, morality, and royal Taoism are the right things, how can they be so calculated? I don't know what to do!

He squinted at Li Qi, and his heart was complacent.

However, the development of events greatly surprised Cui Xie. Because Li Siyuan has already started to talk to Li Qi about the details, how to effectively implement his strategy!

Wait, shouldn't Your Majesty criticize him with all your might?!

Cui Xie turned his head to look at An Chongxue, hoping to get some hints from An Chongxue, but when he saw An Chongxue's eyes, nose and heart, he ignored him at all.

Cui Xie was both shocked and suspicious, and hurriedly went to see Kong Xun. However, Kong Xun was looking at Li Siyuan and Li Qi answering each other at this time, with a smile on his face, nodding from time to time, and clearly listening very seriously and agreeing!

How so?

Could it be that His Majesty listened to An Chongzhu's advice and decided to accept himself as the prime minister, and came here today just to go through the motions?

Cui Xie's face became more and more pale, and his hands and feet were cold. At this time, he finally noticed that there was another person in the hall, who was looking leisurely, like a breeze blowing in the forest.

King Qin?

By the time Li Siyuan finally finished talking with Li Qi, it was nearly a month in the middle of the day.

Li Siyuan had a strong smile on his face and praised Li Qi. After complimenting, he asked everyone in the hall, "Everyone, who should I look at?" ”

Li Congjing, An Chongzhu, and Kong Xun said in unison: "Doctor Li is virtuous, he should be taken as a face!" ”

Cui Xie stood in the corner, lost and depressed, uncared for, mixed with the superfluous things that had been abandoned.

"Since all the secretaries think so, and I also like Li Qing's talent, this matter has been decided." Li Siyuan slapped the board, which means that the rest is only a matter of procedure

Out of the Chongwen Palace, Li Qi walked quickly and chased after Li Congjing.

In any case, without Li Congjing, there would be no day when he Li Qi would be the prime minister again, not to mention what will happen in the future, at this moment, how can he thank Li Congjing.

However, when he went out and walked down the stairs quickly, Li Congjing had already walked away with only a distant back, blurred in the night in front of the palace gate, and Li Qi couldn't catch up.

Li Qi sighed, very sorry.

Since then, officials of all sizes in Luoyang have known the power of the King of Qin, so they have rushed to visit and cling.

The next day, Li Qi came to the Qin Palace, intending to come to the door to thank him, but was told by the porter: Li Congjing was not a guest.

There's no reason, it's just that it's not there, even if it's Zaisuke.

During the period when Li Qi stayed in front of the Qin Palace, he met several groups of officials who came to visit, both civil and military.

For a time, the front door of the Qin Wangfu was like a city.

However, no matter who comes or what the purpose is, there is only one sentence in the Qin Palace: no outsiders.

The porter made it very clear: except for the personnel of the Qin Wangfu and the officials under the jurisdiction of the Heyang Jiedu Mansion, the Qin Wangfu does not accept any official visits.

The organic spirit came with official business, thinking that the Qin Wangfu could not refuse, but Meng Songbai replied: "Please go to the Yamen of the three provinces and six ministries for official business, and if there is anyone involved in the Qin Wangfu, please wait for the court!" ”

The government and the opposition then knew that the king of Qin did not form a party and did not raise guests.