Chapter Fifty-Eight: Wang Qinruo's Delaying Tactics
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Emperor Zhenzong said: "Ding Aiqing, who has always been witty, must have a good plan." β
Ding Wei has always regarded himself as Cao Cao and Sima Yi, and his thinking about problems is often unexpected, so he said: "According to Weichen's opinion, only to completely break the princess's idea of becoming a monk, just come up with a desperate plan." β
Emperor Zhenzong was very interested when he heard this, leaned forward and said, "Ding Aiqing, what is the desperate plan?" β
Ding Wei said in a daze: "If you want to cut off the princess's idea of becoming a monk, the only way is to burn the mysterious temple, and see the princess go there to become a monk." β
Emperor Zhenzong muttered: "How can this be, as the pillars of the country, how can you do those things that roosters and dogs steal." β
Ding Wei said: "Your Majesty, you misunderstood, Wei didn't say that he was going to set fires, we can hire people to do things, I believe that there will be people willing to serve the royal family under the heavy reward." β
Before Emperor Zhenzong could speak, Li Di said loudly: "Ding Gongyan, this is pure nonsense, we are the emperor's courtiers and we are not some Jiangyang thieves, how can we do the dirty things that those petty people do!" β
Ding Wei argued: "How can this be said to be nonsense, the lesser of the two powers." It's autumn now, the air is dry, and after we hire someone to set the fire, we say that the mysterious temple itself accidentally caught fire, how can others think of our heads. β
Li Di became more and more angry and said: "How can this be true, the more you talk about it, the more you talk about it." What is the place of the Xuan Miao Temple, that is the famous Taoist temple in the capital, Ding Gong said that you don't forget, Taoism is the foundation of our Great Song Dynasty, if a fire will burn the Xuan Miao Temple, provoke the anger of the heavens, maybe what kind of disaster will fall. β
Emperor Zhenzong listened, this Li Di said well, think that when his uncle Zhao Kuangyin fought the world, he got the help of Huashan Taoist Chen Chuan, and since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, he has always followed the Taoist ancestor Lao Tzu's unremitting self-improvement, the purpose of virtue to govern the world, and now for the princess to become a monk, he will turn the mystical view into ashes with a fire, which is too much for reason, if the world knows, wouldn't he laugh off his big teeth.
Thinking about this, Emperor Zhenzong said: "Li Aiqing is right, no matter what I do, I can't abolish the public for personal reasons." β
After speaking, he looked at Li Di twice and said, "Li Aiqing, do you have any good ideas!" β
Li Di said in a daze: "Your Majesty, the incident happened suddenly, and the minister has not come up with any good solution in a hurry. Wang Qinruo said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is the best policy to treat the princess as a delaying soldier today." β
Emperor Zhenzong said: "Wang Aiqing, what is the strategy to delay the army!" β
Wang Qinruo coughed and said: "The princess's renunciation happened suddenly, and everyone couldn't come up with a good way for a while, which is also forgivable." Weichen thinks that it is best to respond to all changes with the same at present, temporarily let the princess become a monk, and wait for the eldest princess to stay in that mystical temple for a year and a half, forget the unpleasant past, and His Majesty will make a holy decree again, so that the princess can return to the vulgar, it is not impossible. β
Kou Zhun has always been at odds with Wang Qinruo, and at this time he couldn't help but stand up and say: "Your Majesty, don't listen to Wang Qinruo's words, from ancient times to the present, there is a reason for royal people to become monks." β
Wang Qinruo not only laughed when he heard Kou Zhun's words: "Everyone says that the prime minister is well-versed in the past and the present, and he is knowledgeable, but in fact, he is not more than Erer. β
Kou Zhun was so angry that his beard curled up and said, "Lord Wang, how do you say this?" β
Wang Qinruo said with a mocking face: "Saying that you are lonely and unheard, it seems that Wang Mou belittles you Lord Kou Yes, hasn't the Prime Minister heard the story of Emperor Wu Zhou and Yang Yuhuan." β
When Kou Zhun heard this, he suddenly remembered the past when Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty once became a monk in the White Horse Temple and Yang Guifei became a monk, and smiled awkwardly and laughed at himself: "Is this this, the old man was anxious for a while, but he forgot it." β
Li Di said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Lord Wang's plan to delay the army is still feasible. β
This Li Di Li Gu was originally incompatible with Wang Qinruo, the reason why he said this at this time is because Kou Bei always likes to pretend to be forced, and he often excludes and suppresses some ministers, so he offends Li Di, so this Li Di is inclined to Wang Qinruo's plan to delay the army, and furthermore, Li Di is also a person who sees and listens to all directions, and it can be said that he has strong insight, and he thinks in his heart that Emperor Zhenzong will definitely approve of Wang Qinruo's plan to delay the army, so he will take a step ahead and agree.
Emperor Zhenzong saw that Li Di, who was usually serious and had been at odds with Wang Qinruo, had approved the plan to delay the army, so he nodded and said, "Okay, then do it according to Wang Aiqing's idea, let's delay this matter first." Some things are round after a long delay! β
When Kou Zhun heard that Emperor Zhenzong had adopted Wang Qinruo's strategy of delaying the army, he said in his heart: "Does this good person let you Wang Qinbitter and Li Gugu be the one!" Then Qi Feng said: "Your Majesty, Lord Wang's plan to delay the army is indeed feasible, but Weichen thinks that since the princess has already gone to the Xuanmiaoguan to become a monk, then we should make some corresponding arrangements." β
Emperor Zhenzong was puzzled and said, "Kou Aiqing, what is the corresponding arrangement?" β
Kou Zhun said: "Please Your Majesty immediately issue an order, let the household department allocate some silver taels to Xuan Miaoguan, for the repair of the temple, so as not to wronged the eldest princess who became a monk there, and at the same time, some capable personnel should be selected from the forbidden army to be closely guarded around Xuan Miaoguan to ensure the safety of the princess." and ordered the princess's personal maid Xiao Lizi to take her home and go to Xuanmiaoguan to serve the eldest princess. β
Emperor Zhenzong agreed: "Okay, Kou Aiqing is thoughtful, just arrange it according to the way you say!" However, it is important to remember that you must not make a big fuss, so as not to disturb the residents in the vicinity of the Mystic Temple. β
Kou Zhun took advantage of the situation and patted a big fart and said: "Your Majesty is really the lord of the Holy Ming, and he always cares about the people. β
Emperor Zhenzong was slapped by this sycophant and smiled: "The people are the cornerstone of the stability of the world, as long as the people can live and work in peace and contentment, that is the well-being of my Great Song Dynasty." β
Li Di said: "Your Majesty, the three propositions put forward by the Prime Minister are indeed comprehensive, but how many silver taels should be allocated to that Xuan Miaoguan!" β
When Emperor Zhenzong heard Li Di say this, he was stunned and said, "Is this good, I don't know how much silver taels to pay." As he spoke, he looked at Ding Wei and said, "Ding Aiqing, do you think how much silver is appropriate?" β
The reason why Emperor Zhenzong asked Ding Wei was because Ding Wei was a famous economist at that time, especially good at the operation of funds, and Ding Wei had served as a general judge in the household department.
As soon as Ding Wei heard Emperor Zhenzong ask about his head, he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the reason why the host of Xuanmiaoguan dares to take in the eldest princess to become a monk there is nothing more than two points. β
Zhenzong said: "Oh, is there still a lot of talk here, are those two points? β
Ding Wei said eloquently: "First, the Miaoyin master wants to use the princess's noble status to show off the faΓ§ade of the mysterious temple, so as to compete for the prosperity of the incense; Second, Master Miaoyin accepted the princess as an apprentice, the main purpose was to get more silver taels from the royal family, so that the Xuan Miaoguan could be carried forward in her hands. β
Hearing Ding Wei's words, Emperor Zhenzong patted the dragon case with both hands and said: "Okay, Ding Aiqing is worthy of being the top scripture scholar of my Great Song Dynasty, and this kind of analysis is really to the point." But then again, you see how much silver taels you should pay to that mystical view! β
Ding Wei pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty! Dialing too little looks sour, and dialing too much hurts the national strength. Wechen thinks it's best for us to give her no more, no less. β
Emperor Zhenzong said: "What does it mean no more, no less." β
Ding Wei said: "The minister thinks that 50,000 taels is just right." β
At this time, Wang Qinruo, who had not spoken for a long time, said: "Yo, Lord Ding, you really don't have a backache when you stand and talk, one mouth is 50,000 taels, do you think that the silver of our Great Song Dynasty is blown by the wind!" The reason why Wang Qinruo said this was not aimed at Ding Wei, he was going to Kou Zhun, because the matter of allocating the silver taels was proposed by Kou Zhun, so he had to say a few words. Wang Qinruo and Kou Zhun have always been on the tip of the needle, no matter whether things are good or bad, whatever Kou Zhun supports, he will oppose it, and he will support whatever Kou Zhun opposes, on the contrary, Kou Zhun treats Wang Qinruo like this.
Ding Wei heard Wang Qinruo say this, and looked up at Emperor Zhenzong, who was expressionless, with a face that had nothing to do with himself, and said with a high face, "Then Lord Wang, according to your opinion, how much silver taels should be allocated!" β
Wang Qinruo was not stupid, and played the kicking ball and said: "Right now, although my great Song Dynasty has worked hard in the past five years, it is indeed that the country is rich and the people are strong, but in this big country, I don't know how many Li people have not yet bathed in the vast grace of the royal family, as the saying goes, good steel is used on the blade, as for how much silver taels to allocate to Xuan Miaoguan, please decide how much silver taels to be allocated to Xuan Miaoguan." β
When Emperor Zhenzong heard this, he scolded in his heart: "This damn Wang Qinruo, a burst of boastful talk, how can you let me decide?" Let's say that we should allocate more, and then we will give people the suspicion of personal fraud. Let's say that I will allocate less, and I am sorry for my orbs. Thinking of this, Emperor Zhenzong also said in a deep voice: "This matter is really in a dilemma, so please discuss it with a few people!" β
Kou Zhun, Wang Qinruo, Ding Wei, Zhang Qi, Li Di and other five people looked at each other, and for a long time, this Heart Cultivation Hall was silent in an unbearable silence.
Emperor Zhenzong saw that all the ministers were silent, so he said by name: "Kou Aiqing, since everyone doesn't speak, then what do you, the head of the ministers, think!" β
As soon as Kou Zhun heard the emperor point on his head, he had to bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, this matter is not difficult to do, this matter of allocating silver taels, some people say more and some people say less, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to unify the opinions for a while, but now the princess in front of us has already lived in the Xuan Miao Temple, so this matter cannot be delayed for a long time, Wei Chen compromised the opinions of Lord Wang and Lord Ding, and thought that the silver taels allocated to the Xuan Miao Temple this time should be 25,000 taels, which is the most appropriate." β
Kou Zhun is indeed an old treacherous and cunning, he has a horse dung egg and two faces, no one can be offended, and he is worthy of being a veteran of the two dynasties. When everyone in the Heart Cultivation Hall heard this, they couldn't help but praise in unison in their hearts: High, it is really high, it is worthy of people who can stand on the court for many years without falling, and the prime minister can support the boat in his belly, this Kou is really not an ordinary cannon.
Emperor Zhenzong nodded and said, "Okay!" Ladies and gentlemen, the Prime Minister has already said that 25,000 taels of silver will be allocated to Xuan Miaoguan, I don't know if you have any opinions? β
Wang Qinruo, Ding Wei, Li Di, Zhang Qi and others heard it, okay, you are the emperor's mouth, can we still say no, isn't that uncomfortable, so they said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!" β
Emperor Zhenzong "snapped" the dragon case and said: "Since you Aiqing have no objections, then it is so decided." Then he said to the eunuch of the celebrant: "Spread my will to the household department, and on the same day allocate 25,000 taels of silver to the Xuanmiaoguan for the repair of the temple, there must be no mistake!" β