However, the mind of respecting Wei Chang and staying away has been born, and it is inconvenient to do too much and cause dislike, so Li Jinzhong then pulled the words back, still deliberately testing Wei Chang's true thoughts.

"However, the position of Jing Zhaoyin is indispensable, even if the old man does not recommend others, the emperor will soon have someone to fill this vacancy, but I am afraid that Mr. Shi's young Yin will not be easy to do. Jingzhao Yamen is not successful, but Mr. has a better place to go in his heart? Let's talk about it, the old man can still speak in front of the emperor."

He originally thought that since Wei Chang was separated from him, he would never beg him to support him again. Who knows, when Wei Chang heard this, he immediately changed his expression, and replied with a smile: "The late life is quite familiar with the way of economy, if you don't give up on the grace, the errand of the support envoy makes the late life barely do it."

Since the previous dynasty set up a single post of degree envoy above the household department, all those who serve as envoys will be more than one or two years, and as little as three or five months, and they will definitely enter the province to pay homage to the prime minister.

It seems that Wei Chang has a lot of appetite!

Li Jinzhong smiled silently, and seemed to have a dilemma.

Seeing that he did not categorically refuse, Wei Chang thought that there was still hope for it, so he stood up, leaned over to Li Jinzhong's ear, and asked quietly, "How long has it been since Enxiang has seen the emperor?" ”

Li Jinzhong's face changed slightly, and he roughly calculated in his heart that since he accepted the envoy to negotiate with the Tibetan envoys, he had not met with the king for almost ten days. With his identity as a scholar and "Shang Father", this time does seem a bit long.

Wei Chang then asked: "Can you know that the emperor has to listen to the three internal servants in the Baoxiang Palace every morning these days to report to the country?" ”

Yes, Li Jinzhong seemed to understand the meaning of Wei Chang's question: the emperor hid in the harem and never came out, but he never invited him to the palace to discuss the country, which is obviously unreasonable, this is one of them; Second, among the three internal servants that the emperor would meet every day, Shang Jing needless to say, although Wu Xiaozhong had been friends with him for the longest time, this person was honest and duty-wise, did not like right and wrong, and did not expect him to pass on information to him, and Lu Guangting, who he regarded as a confidant for many years and was the right and left hand of his Jinggong operation, never took the initiative to reveal the news to him, which is a little strange.

Li Jinzhong knew that Wei Chang had only reminded him of the purpose of inviting merit and recommendation at this time, so he pretended not to care, and replied with a smile: "The old man is trusted by the emperor and entrusted with the important task of making friends with the state, so he has no time to enter the palace every day to meet him. Mr. Hanlin was born, erudite and knowledgeable, he was originally valued by the emperor, and now he can enthusiastically share the worries of the country, and the old man has the responsibility to do his best, and he will try his best to protect the ...... of Mr. transferred to the envoy in front of the emperor."

sent Wei Chang away, but Li Jinzhong felt as if he had eaten a grain of mouse feces in his mouth, and he was indescribably disgusting and bored.

He wanted to call Lu Guangting to question him immediately, but after thinking about it, if Lu Guangting really had an external heart for some reason that he didn't know about, how could he forcibly pull it back? It's better to come forward in person to test the emperor's bottom of his mind.

When King Mu returned to Beijing and the emperor's sacred heart was happy, Li Jinzhong took the opportunity to meet King Mu in the Yanying Palace, and half-truthfully proposed to the emperor to resign from the envoy to negotiate with the Tibetan envoys, so as to observe the emperor's reaction.

Li Qi heard Li Jinzhong talk about the reconciliation with Tubo, and he was inevitably ashamed, so he turned around and knelt down at the emperor, and pleaded: "The son has the great trust of his father, and he begs his father to punish him." ”

The emperor motioned to Wang Bao'er, who was standing beside him, to help King Mu and comfort him, "My son doesn't have to blame himself. Changning was willing to be martyred for the first emperor, but the accident happened, and the imperial court was not allowed to choose another princess, so Tubo sent envoys, wanting to forcibly seize the land of my four states, and the intention of aggression against me has been revealed. Even if my son has successfully arrived in Logos this time, the result will not be enough, so why bother to return to it? ”

He flashed a glance at Li Jinzhong, and said with the situation: "'Father Shang' is the pillar of the imperial court, and the burden is heavy, so it is indeed not appropriate to spend too much energy on negotiating with a small state in the southern barbarians. Now that Qi'er has returned to Beijing safely, I think you will replace 'Father Shang' and continue to negotiate with the Tibetan envoys. After the palace banquet is over, you will stay, and I will explain to you in detail the position and bottom line of the negotiation with Tibet. ”

Li Jinzhong was surprised and delighted when he saw that the emperor had agreed to his request so happily, and he also took advantage of it and said: "Your Majesty's concern is remembered by the old minister. Ten months ago, the Southern Inner Dynasty Council had agreed that the old minister would be in charge of the general affairs, rectify the security of Gyeonggi, strengthen the vigilance of the forbidden garden, and continue to arrest the remnants of the Zhang family. Once the old minister relieved himself of the envoy of the negotiation with Tubo, he planned to hold a meeting with the forbidden army, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion to immediately carry out a clean-up, and take advantage of the great victory of Jinggong to eliminate the hidden dangers in Gyeonggi as soon as possible. I wonder if Your Majesty thinks it's okay? ”

The emperor beckoned to Wu Xiaozhong, who was standing at the entrance of the palace and was in charge of organizing the palace banquet, and signaled that the banquet could begin, so he replied casually: "Since it is a matter decided by the court council, and the 'Shang Father' is in charge, what else can I say." Everything but it is up to the 'Shang Father' to decide. ”

Li Jinzhong only said that the emperor was full of joy when he saw King Mu return safely, and he was not as spitting, vain and wrongful to himself as before.

Hearing that he happily agreed to his request today, Li Jinzhong couldn't help but be excited, and he and the king and the ministers pushed the cup to change the cup, hide the hook and throw the pot, and feast and drink for fun.

Unconsciously, everyone in the hall was drunk. The emperor raised the wine bottle and happily announced to the ministers in the palace: "The summer is hot, and I am a little overwhelmed by the wine. At that time, Qi'er returned to Beijing smoothly, and tomorrow, the six ministries of the three provinces, as well as the yamen of the courts, temples, bureaus, and departments, except for the officials on duty, the rest of the ministers will be allowed to take a day off to celebrate. ”

The emperor has issued an order to expel guests, headed by Li Jinzhong, and all the ministers bowed to the ground.

"Wang Bao'er." When King Mu was the only one left in the Yanying Palace, the emperor sat up straight in the dragon throne and ordered, "Go to the gate of the palace and keep guard, so that no one can approach." ”

Seeing this situation, he hurriedly got up and knelt down in front of the steps, and kowtowed again and again: "Father Emperor Shengming, the son of the minister was ordered to send an envoy this time, although it was not successful, but when he was in Bazhou, he inadvertently learned a shocking news. At this time, he can explain the reason to his father, but he ......"

"Just what? I have already seen that you look different, so I have left you behind, so that I may hear what you have seen along the way. I don't have to worry about it, but I say it. The emperor felt a little proud of his discernment, and said magnanimously. (To be continued.) )