His Majesty Li Er paused for a moment, and then continued: "I think at the beginning, I promised you that I would not use your military power. But this time...... In exchange for the support of the ministers for you to sit on the throne of the King of Qin, you have already taken away your military power. ”

Of course, Guo Ye is not satisfied with this, but now that it is now, what can he say? I had to say: "Anyway, it's a blessing that Weichen can come back." As for the military power, if it is gone, it will be gone, and Weichen will never complain. ”

"Alas, the most important thing is that it's not just military power!" His Majesty Li Er said, "Do you know why I want to give you such great glory this time? ”

"Why?"

"Just yesterday, above the early dynasty, headed by Fang Xuanling, the ministers admonished together, and the king with a different surname, there was never a good end. In order to protect the heroes, the king of Qin should no longer participate in court politics in the future. Above the court, everyone said that even I had no power to return to the sky, so I finally had to agree to them. ”

Guo Ye understood everything when he heard this, and said, "So, did Wei Chen exchange the second half of his life for this moment of glory?" ”

"You can think the same way." His Majesty Li Er gritted his teeth and said, "At that time, as soon as I was angry, I asked everyone to bow down to King Qin and thank you for your immortal deeds, but they actually agreed!" ”

Guo Ye said helplessly: "That's okay, then Weichen will be a rich and virtuous man in advance." ”

"Uh...... Guo Aiqing does not need to be discouraged. You'll rest at home for a few years, and then I'll use you when the limelight passes? ”

"That Weichen's identity?"

"What's wrong with this identity? The identity of the king with a different surname is indeed sensitive, but it is not completely without a solution. In the last three or five years, wouldn't it be okay for me to find a mistake with you and demote you to the Duke of Qin again? ”

"Then you might as well catch Weichen's mistakes now?"

"That's not going to happen. First, with such a rise and fall, where is the face of the imperial court? Second, even if you are demoted to the rank of prince immediately, the courtiers will not allow you to hold power in a short period of time. So what's the trouble? ”

Guo Ye smiled bitterly: "It seems that the minister can only be an idle prince for a few years." ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered something and said, "Weichen still has something unclear about, and I want to ask Your Majesty." ”

"You say."

"Wei Chen saw Wei Ting, the secretary of the Criminal Department, in the greeting team, why is this?"

"It's hard to say. Before we retreated, Wei Ting's food was indeed not supplied, and it was delayed. However, after the fact, I sent someone to investigate, and it was all for a reason. To say that he harbors evil intentions, there is no real evidence. Even if I doubt it in my heart, what can I do about it? ”

"Even if you don't punish him, it's always okay to transfer him from the position of secretary of the Criminal Department, right?"

"Where's the transfer? The eyes of the ministers are all bright, if the position of the transfer is not as good as the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, it will definitely be said that I have suspicions about King Qi, which is not conducive to the situation in the court. ”

Guo Ye said: "By the way, there is also King Qi." At that time, he didn't make any small moves in Chang'an? ”

"Alas, it is also his creation. Xue Yantuo rebelled, and the people in Beijing were panicked, Fang Xuanling asked the prince for his will, and immediately sent five hundred imperial forest troops to protect the king of Qi. He just has some ghost idea, and he can't do it. ”

"This ...... This can only be said to be a blessing for the country. ”

His Majesty Li Er said: "Afterwards, I thought about it again, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and my only adult son now is the King of Qi." In case something happens to the prince, this country still has to be given to him. Therefore, there are some things that are really not suitable for further study. ”

I don't know what His Majesty Li Er was stimulated, he actually relented when he killed his brother and killed his brother. is inseparable, Guo Ye can't persuade his father to do something to his son, right? He had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty is benevolent, presumably even if the King of Qi has objections, he will eventually repent." ”

"I hope so. Okay, let's not talk about him, from tomorrow, you can no longer participate in the government, and if there is anything unfinished, bring it up now. I do my best to arrange it for you. ”

Guo Ye thought for a while and said: "There are two main things, one of the important reasons for the failure of this Eastern Crusade is that we missed Fusang. Wechen wanted to ask His Majesty to learn a lesson and destroy Fusang and Baekje first, and then move troops against Goguryeo. ”

His Majesty Li Er smiled meaningfully and said, "Your request is a bit fake. Is it for the righteous girl of Wei Guogong to be warm? You are in the Fuyu country, but I have found out clearly. ”

"How can this be considered a fake public benefit?" Guo Ye said lazily: "At best, it can be regarded as both public and private. Destroying Fusang is a good thing for both the Tang Dynasty and the Fuyu Kingdom. ”

His Majesty Li Er said: "That's right, okay, I promise you." The sailors of the Tang Dynasty were almost completely wiped out, and it would take three or five years to rebuild. At that time, you have been rehabilitated, so I will take you as the commander and destroy Fusang for me. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"What's the second thing?"

"The second thing is related to ......" Guo Ye said briefly, telling Lei Shuyao about it.

His Majesty Li Er frowned after hearing this, and said, "The matter is big, I can't easily promise you." It is still necessary to consult with important ministers. ”

"As it should be."

"In this way, after returning to the palace today, I will immediately be anxious and discuss this matter, and you will also participate."

"Yes!"

His Majesty Li Er was a man of his word, and when he arrived in the city, he instructed the others to go back to their respective homes to find their own mothers, and a cadre of important ministers was recruited by him into the Wangbei Pavilion.

These important ministers are, Shangshu's left servant shoots Li Jing, Shangshu's right servant shoots Fang Xuanling, Zhongshu Ling Wei Zheng, Criminal Department Shangshu Wei Ting, Officials Shangshu Kong Yingda, Household Shangshu Duan Zhixuan, Military Department Shangshu Chi Gongzong Zhengsi Qing and Ministry of Industry Shangshu Li Daozong, and the freshly baked Ministry of Rites Shangshu Xu Jingzong.

In addition, it is Guo Ye, the king of Qin who has a respected status and has no real power.

First of all, Guo Ye repeated the matter of Lei Shuyao, and His Majesty Li Er said: "The bureaucrats have always rebelled, and now there is another Yang Sheng, who is ambitious, not a fuel-efficient lamp, and I am afraid that it will be a big disaster for China in the future." I don't know why Zhong Aiqing taught me? ”

Fang Xuanling said: "Weichen thinks that it is better to be still than to be still. Now the three states of Meiqiongya, where the bureaucrats gather, are building ships for my Tang Dynasty sailors. This matter has a bearing on the success or failure of the second expedition to the east, and it is not appropriate to make extraneous branches at this time. ”

Guo Yedao: "I have 300 states in the Tang Dynasty and 1,500 counties, why did I choose these three states for shipbuilding?" ”

Fang Xuanling said: "Although there are many state capitals in my Tang Dynasty, if you want to build a big ship to conquer Goguryeo, you can't do without the Yangtze River and the sea, so if you count it, there are only twenty or thirty suitable state capitals left." ”

His Majesty Li Er said: "It was my idea to choose these three states to build ships. In order to conquer Goguryeo, the other state capitals undertook a lot of conscription and military expenses. Only these three states have not been affected. Therefore, this time I decided to let these three states build ships. ”

"I see. However, Weichen thinks that since these three states are responsible for shipbuilding, there is no room for mistakes, if Yang Sheng is opposed, won't these ships be built in vain? ”

"Huh! Qin Guogong is too worried. ”

Li Daozong said: "I don't know if Yang Sheng has the intention of unifying the bureaucrats, but even if he really has that mind, when he really unifies the bureaucrats, how can he live a few years." At that time, what can Yang Sheng do even if he is in trouble? We, Datang, are you still afraid of him? ”

This time, even Wei Chi Jingde was not on Guo Ye's side, he said: "The wingmen have always been rebellious, and it is the same with or without Yang Sheng. However, the combat effectiveness of the wingmen has always been not very good, they really dare to make trouble, and send troops to exterminate it, so there is no need to rush for a while. ”

Wei Zheng coughed twice and said, "King Qin just listened to Lei Shuyao's words, who knows if what the woman said is true or false?" Even if she deliberately framed Yang Sheng, it is unknown. Just based on such a little evidence, we have to do it against the bureaucrats, I'm afraid the reason is not on our side. ”

Guo Yedao: "Could it be that we just watched Yang Sheng do evil?" ”

His Majesty Li Er smiled bitterly and said, "This ...... It's not like you don't know the relationship between the bureaucrats and the imperial court......"

Wei Ting said: "Qin Guogong is so anxious to do things for Lei Shuyao, did she promise you something?" ”

Li Daozong said: "What else can be promised? King Qin is lustful and famous all over the world. It must be Lei Shuyao who promised him his daughter's body? King Qin, in my opinion, you can get about the same, and it is better to separate the major affairs of the state and the private affairs of the children. ”

……

People not only did not support Guo Ye's request, but also mixed with cynicism.

Although what these people said was not unreasonable, Guo Ye faintly felt that these people did not want him to continue to meddle in the government, even if he said other things today, he would be vetoed by them.

Guo Ye was a little disheartened for a while, and he said: "Since everyone disagrees, then I don't force it." In the future, Yang Sheng raised troops and made Sanzhou erosive, don't blame Guo for being unpredictable! ”