Everyone present, including Li Siyuan, was surprised to hear that Li Congjing actually recommended Li Qi.

An Chongzhu thought to himself, oh straight lady thief, this guy is not here to make mud, it is clear that he is here to shame the old man!

Kong Xun secretly said, you are a King of Qin, I thought that you would be left and right, but I never thought that you would be so domineering, it was not enough to recommend Feng Dao, but also to recommend Li Qi, it was really rampage, and I didn't know how to avoid suspicion!

Feng Dao had just gotten up after thanking him at this time, and he almost didn't stumble. However, he met and intersected with Li Congjing early, and he knew a lot about Li Congjing's temperament, and he thought that Li Congjing recommended him to have the consideration of balancing and relieving himself, but now that he thinks about it, he realizes that Li Congjing doesn't have this mind at all! How about Li Qi, Feng Dao has been a minister in the same dynasty with him for several years, so he naturally knows it, and thinks: King Qin's recommendation of talent is indeed based on talent!

Li Siyuan smiled a little bitterly, looked at Li Congjing and said in his heart: Could it be that you will have to recommend Cui Xie together later?

In the complicated eyes of everyone, Li Congjing held his head high, his air was magnificent, his eyes did not squint, and he didn't pay attention to the eyes of others at all. He said in his heart, ordinary people need to be with mud, and they need to avoid suspicion, why do I have to behave like this in front of my father?

Li Congjing's mentality is very straightforward, and it boils down to one sentence: How can my Li family's great country be corrupted? !

Without waiting for everyone to ask, Li Congjing introduced Li Qilai to Li Siyuan, "Doctor Li, after the scholar family, the ancestor Li Xian was the secretary of the Ministry during the Tianbao period. At the age of thirteen, Dr. Li wrote "The Three Masterpieces of the Han Ancestors", in which there were words such as "the scholar is prosperous, the non-virtuous and reckless communist, the friend of the dragon is noble, the minister of the full foot can be heavy, and the defeat of the Xiang clan is suitable for the increase of a fan and cannot be used", which was valued by Wang Duo, the prime minister at that time; and composed a poem, there is a sentence of "will go up from the sky, and people will come from the side of the sun", so Wang Duo praised it as a true phoenix. ”

"At the time of Zhaozong, Dr. Li was eighteen years old and promoted to the rank of scholar. At the beginning of the day, should be erudite and promote, ranked fourth, and then moved to the left, the palace served the imperial history, all the texts on current affairs, all are beautiful chapters, so that the people who read them are tired. Later Zhaozong entered the two rivers due to the rebellion of Huangchao, and his clothes were dissolved, and Dr. Li hid in Jing and Chu. Every time I stand on the rocks, pick the leaves and try to make words, cry out, and throw the leaves into the water. ”

"Later affairs pseudo-Liang, worship Hanlin bachelor, soldiers, rites, officials, imperial history Zhongcheng, tired Shangshu Zuocheng, Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi. Later, for some reason, he was dismissed as Prime Minister of Zhu Wen. Zhuang Zong entered Bian, he knew the name of Qi, and he wanted to take on a big responsibility. At the beginning of the same light, Li Taichangqing, the Ministry of Officials. ”

"In the autumn of the third year of Tongguang, the world was flooded, and the national economy was not full, Dr. Li wrote to Chen Jingguo, talking about the 'valley of the people, the life of the people; The earth is born of the valley; People, the king is also reasonable. If there is a valley, the country will be prepared, and if the land is fixed, the people will have enough food, and the people who will be surveyed will be served, and knowing these three is the urgent task of the country. ''Those who know how to save people will take repetition as the source of the disease; When the east is today, the oxen will drive, the land of several states, and the grain will be transported for thousands of miles, and this difference will hinder spring planting, and if there is no grain and grass this autumn, it will be guaranteed to support the army. 'Waiting, it is true that it is not a good minister and a virtuous person who cannot write it. ”

"Since my father inherited the unification, Dr. Li has had many advices, and he has always been recognized by his father and has acted according to his words. From this, it can be seen that Dr. Li is really a national soldier, and if he can be treated as a national soldier, he will be able to help his father Kuang Kuang to support the society and achieve the good story of the Ming monarch and virtuous ministers. ”

Li Siyuan heard very different words, he was known as a foreign general, although he also walked in the court from time to time, after all, the position has nothing to do with Li Qi, there is not much intersection, and he has been suspicious of Zhuang Zong over the years, and he has less dealings with courtiers, so he knows very little about Li Qi.

"According to the words of King Qin, Dr. Li is not only highly educated, but also able to relieve the country's worries, and is indeed a virtuous minister." Li Siyuan stroked his beard and groaned, "In this way, it is feasible to take Dr. Li as the prime minister."

"Your Majesty, never!" Without waiting for Li Siyuan to finish speaking, An Chongyu hurriedly interjected, anxious, his voice was quite loud, and when he saw everyone looking at him, he was slightly cramped, eased his tone, and continued: "Although Li Qi has a reputation, he is just a wasted person. When the minister heard that this person was ambitious and talented, when he was a minister of the pseudo-Liang before, because he did not distinguish between the officials and the officials, he surrendered his guilt for Zhu Wen and was almost exiled, but it was Zhao Yan's generation who interceded for him and survived! Zhao Yan is also a traitor, since he is a party with Zhao Yan, how can he be seen, how can he be a phase? ”

His words were unceremoniously, and Li Congjing couldn't hold it on his face.

Such an arrogant style is really unbelievable on ordinary people, but since Li Siyuan succeeded to the throne, An Chongzhu has been proud of his high merits, and because of Li Siyuan's preference, he has always been in the eyes of no one in the court, like the head of all the ministers. Even in the face of Li Siyuan, he dared to be angry in person.

The Manchu Dynasty was civil and military, and only Li Congjing alone could suppress him a little.

It was okay for Li Congjing to recommend Feng Dao before, and now he came to recommend Li Qi, where can An Chongzhi endure it? If Li Qi is really allowed to be the prime minister and Cui Xie doesn't get anything, the courtiers will know in the future that in front of Li Congjing, An Chongzhi can only be submissive and nothing, so how can he lead the ministers and hold absolute power? I'm afraid that all the ministers will follow behind Li Congjing and ignore him. This is unacceptable to An Chongzhu.

Therefore, An Chongzhi did not hesitate to disobey Li Congjing, but also opposed Li Qi as the prime minister.

Li Congjing glanced at An Chongzhu, his heart suddenly became angry, and he scolded secretly: Your fucking struggle for power and profit is all on Lao Tzu's head!

However, the reason why An Chongzhi can be so domineering and even dare to argue with Li Congjing, in addition to his high self-esteem, there is another reason, which is a long story.

Li Siyuan had four wives and concubines in the past. The main room is the Cao family, the second is the Xia family, and the concubine is the Wei family. Wei is Li Congke's biological mother, who was obtained from Pingshan, the bandit's nest, when Li Siyuan suppressed bandits, and Li Congke was born at that time. In addition, there is also a Wang.

At first, Wang was a waiter bought by Liang General Liu Xun in Fenzhou, and he was born with a stunning look, his eyebrows were like distant mountains, and his eyes were like autumn water, and he was called "Flowers are ashamed", and Liu Xun loved him very much. After Liu Xun died, the Wang family was homeless and lived in Bianliang. At this time, someone praised Wang's beauty in front of An Chongxue, and An Chongxuan immediately told Li Siyuan about the matter.

Since ancient times, heroes have been sad to pass the beauty pass, there is a way that everyone is the same as lustful heart, Li Siyuan saw Wang's family, and was greatly moved, so he was included in the room. Although the Wang family had no owner at that time, he had tens of thousands of gold, and the Wang family dedicated most of it to Li Siyuan. Li Siyuan has both beauty and money, and he is overjoyed, so he naturally favors the Wang family.

The Wang family still has surplus money on hand, and gave it to Li Siyuan and his heirs, and everyone got money, who doesn't praise him? Even Li Congjing also received money at that time - of course, he couldn't refuse this money, unless he wanted to have a bad relationship with the Wang family for no reason - but he just laughed at it.

The Wang family is very disciplined, and the Cao family has no bad words for her. When Li Siyuan canonized Cao as a concubine, he also canonized Wang as a concubine. Since this Wang family has the will, it is inevitable to take care of the benefactor, and every time An Chongzhi asks for something, the Wang family will do everything on his behalf, in addition, the Wang family is in front of Li Siyuan to say all the good things about An Chongzhi. As a result, Ann's grace is unique.

There is a historical fact to explain the extent of An's arrogance.

Qinzhou Jiedu made Wen Qi enter the court, was obedient, and was willing to stay in the court as an official, Li Siyuan was naturally pleased, and first named him Zuo Xiaowei Shang-General, and planned to focus on other placements. So Li Siyuan summoned An to discuss and said: "Wen Qi is a veteran, and he should be selected as a handsome." Who knew that An Chong's reasoning was ignored, and he actually replied: "There is no shortage of people in the towns now, let's talk about it in the future." ”

If Li Siyuan waited for a month, he still didn't see An Chongzhi making any arrangements, so he told An Chongzhu about the matter for the second time. How do you know that An Chongzhu was furious, and said: "The minister has already said, there is no vacancy recently, if Your Majesty must insert it in, only the position of privy envoy!" "Shi An is also a privy envoy.

When Wen Qi learned about this, not only did she not dare to say anything, but she was secretly afraid, and she pretended to be sick for many days and did not dare to go out.

The history books say that An Chongzhu "coerced the lord with power, and the party fought against differences, which is difficult to describe", which can be described as a historical fact.

Regardless of what happens to An Chongzhi in the future, at least for now, and even in the next few years, his grace will not be diminished. Li Congjing can't tolerate An Chongzhu's corruption of the Tang Dynasty, so he must suppress his momentum, weaken his favor, and suppress him step by step.

Fortunately, Li Siyuan is a Ming Jun after all, and Li Congjing knows his father very well, seeing An Chongzhi counterattacking and attacking Li Qi's old scar, although there is anger in his heart, there is no anger on his face, and he smiled calmly and said: "People are not saints and sages, and Dr. Li has served as the center of the day, and it is inevitable that one or two mistakes will be made." There is a way that the wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts, and the fool also has a thousand thoughts, and it is clear who should be used between the two. Moreover, mistakes are not unforgivable, and being able to correct them is the right way. ”

After saying this, Li Congjing turned to An Zhong and said: "Recommending the prime minister for the imperial court, is it in the hope that the prime minister can contribute to the country's social welfare, solve the worries of the monarch, and calm the people. ”

Of course, this is true, An Chongzhi can't refute it, and arches his hand: "What King Qin said is very true. ”

Li Congjing smiled and said: "Today, King Lone recommended Dr. Li, because he valued Dr. Li's talent and learning, thinking that Dr. Li could be competent in state affairs, and Gong An recommended Cui Xie, presumably the same?" ”

"Naturally." An Chongxue's face was slightly different, he couldn't say no.

"It's easy to do." Li Congjing turned back to face Li Siyuan, "Those in high positions are meritocracy, if you can distinguish the level of talent and virtue of Dr. Li and Cui Xie, wouldn't it be clear at a glance whether the imperial court appoints Dr. Li or Cui Xie?" In this way, the courtiers will no longer have objections, and the scholars and people of the world will not have objections. He turned his head to look at An Chongzhi again, "Does An Gong think so?" ”

An Chongzhu secretly complained in his heart, if he talked about talent and learning, Cui Xie and Li Qi were higher or lower, how could he not know that at this time, Li Congjing was commanded by an army, it was really difficult to ride a tiger, but Li Congjing was reasonable, he really couldn't argue, but he was not willing to give up, and said: "Naturally." But the two have their own talents and reputations, and their personalities also have their own reputations, how to distinguish this difference between high and low? ”

"It's a good score!" Li Congjing said casually, facing Li Siyuan and said: "Father, the son just said that those who are in the phase must be able to solve the king's worries at the top, and be able to settle Li Shu at the bottom." Father may wish to send an order to the two adults, so that the two of them can immediately write and talk about things! ”

Li Siyuan nodded secretly, thinking that it was reasonable, An Chongzhi was shocked, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the two adults are already important ministers of the country, and their identities are different from ordinary people, how can they use the method of examining ordinary scholars to let the two of them submit the written examination papers?" This matter is suspected of humiliating the members of the imperial court, if it spreads, I am afraid that the people of the world will think that the imperial court does not respect the minister! ”

An Chongzhu's words were half reasonable and half unscrupulous, Li Siyuan felt a little disliked, but he was inevitably worried, but Li Congjing had already answered: "Naturally, there is no need to take the school examination, this is not the school examination." The courtiers have the responsibility of writing to talk about state affairs, and the father only needs to pass on the two adults and let the two adults write to Chen Jingguo, and there is no need to say anything else. If you want to solve the worries of the king, you must predict the worries of the king, and you must calm Li Shu, and you must predict the worries of Li Shu. If you are really a virtuous person, you will see it before you present it to you! ”

"The father only needs to read the text first, and then summon the two to meet and talk, who can be in the phase, the father can judge clearly!" Li Congjing said loudly and glanced at An Chongzhi, "It's just that this book needs to be limited in time, so as not to be unfair." ”

Li Siyuan made up his mind and said: "This matter is so decided, and the two adults will be sent to the book immediately, as for the time limit, it will be subject to two hours!" ”

"Father Emperor Shengming!"

An Chongzhi was stunned, his face was a little pale, his mouth opened and closed, and Kong Xun looked at each other, both of them had seen the worry and anxiety in the other party's eyes, and the two were speechless, but there was nothing they could do, so they could only give up their hands, "Your Majesty Shengming!" ”