Chapter Ninety-Seven: A Change of Course
This person was dressed in a white Confucian robe, and there was no stain on his body, except for the long hair under his chin trembling slightly, the whole person stood there like a mountain, it was Song Qiqiu who had been ordered by the emperor Li Jing to think behind closed doors.
Li Hongji looked at Song Qiqiu's calm and slightly smiling expression, and secretly admired it in his heart, worthy of being the "Song Gong" who was once in power, he was twice sent to the festival envoy, and once he was ordered to think about it behind closed doors, and this bearing became more and more free!
Li Hongji immediately put on a smile on his face, bowed slightly and invited the old man to sit down, went over to cover the door of the study in person, and made a cup of tea for Song Qiqiu with his own hands.
Song Qiqiu sat steadily, and at the moment when the tea was about to fill the tea cup, he got up gently and bowed down to thank him.
"Gong Song, last time you came in a hurry, you went in a hurry, and you didn't even drink a cup of tea. This spring Qingming tea brought by others is picked from the independent tea tree in the middle of the mountainside, the taste is acceptable, please Song Gong a taste! Li Hongji sat down on Song Qiqiu's side and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of please.
Song Qiqiu slowly picked up the tea cup, gently pulled out a few tea leaves on the water surface with the edge of the cup lid, put it in front of him and sniffed it gently, and sighed: "The color is green and the fragrance is high, and the taste must be mellow if you think about it!" ”
"Song Gong's evaluation is very exciting!" Li Hongji also picked up the teacup and sniffed.
For a while, the two didn't speak again, just quietly tasted the tea in their hands.
At this time, Li Hongji's heart was not as calm as it seemed.
Last night, Song Qiqiu suddenly visited the Yan Wang's Mansion for the first time and in great mystery, and proposed to Li Hongji straight to the point: It is recommended that the Yan King take the initiative to propose to the emperor and try to implement the Tang Dynasty reform in the local area!
Song Qiqiu's banner clearly announced that he had changed course and supported the change! This sudden change made Li Hongji happy and surprised.
Happily, Song Qiqiu, who has not expressed his stance on the issue of establishing a younger brother in the Southern Tang Dynasty, suddenly found himself and proposed this proposal, which shows that Song Qiqiu, who is unwilling to be lonely, now wants to choose a side, and he chooses himself! According to Song Qiqiu's influence in the court, this is definitely the biggest boost for his future promotion. But what is surprising is that change has always been difficult, and I am not sure. It's a big gamble with no certainty!
It was precisely because of this concern that Li Hongji did not express his position at that time, but only said that he needed to think about it. Song Qiqiu smiled at that time and left directly.
Song Qiqiu drank two sips of tea and said slowly: "His Royal Highness King Yan, please forgive Song for being bold and outspoken, now His Royal Highness can be said to have wolves in front and tigers in the back, and the situation is worrying." ”
One sentence immediately made Li Hongji's heart stagnate, put the teacup in his hand on the table, and in a trance, two drops of water spilled from the teacup.
Regarding Song Qiqiu's allusions, Li Hongji's heart is like a mirror. This wolf refers to his uncle - Li Jingsui, the king of Qi, since the end of the former Tang Dynasty, the throne "brother to brother and" is a common thing in Jiangnan and Jiangbei, although Li Jingsui has repeatedly refused the title of the emperor's brother, but now the military reform of the Tang Dynasty is starting, Li Jingsui is ambitious, no one can guarantee that he will not change his mind!
Tiger, naturally, refers to his baby brother - Li Chongguang. This tiger pretended to be versatile, and he was already very loved by his father, but now he found a Lin Feng out of nowhere, and the rumors of promoting national change rose, and that baby brother also rose with it, when did his father see him smile from ear to ear? Although he is now the eldest son, this tiger is too aggressive!
Especially today, I participated in the talent ceremony with my father, uncle, and younger brother, and saw my father and younger brother smiling and chanting poems passionately on the way to visit, and they praised Lin Feng very much in their words, and they felt very uncomfortable, and even had a trace of fear. I have to say that Song Qiqiu's choice of this suggestion is just right!
Song Qiqiu quietly glanced at the two drops of tea stains on the table, and said in a deep voice: "The general trend of my Tang reform has been achieved, rather than watching the loss, it is better to take advantage of the situation!" Lin Feng's idea that change needs to be piloted can be used for reference, and the old man thinks that this is the best way for Yan Wang to break through the predicament at this time! ”
Since the beginning of the reform, Li Hongji has thought about his future many times in his heart, and if he wants to take the throne one day, there are basically only two ways to go: one is to find a way to support the army and respect himself, and make great contributions in the process of pacifying the world by force; The first is to strive to be part of the change and actively strive for leadership. However, neither path is now largely feasible. My father and uncle are currently at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Southern Tang Dynasty has been peaceful for a long time, and now if I propose to serve in the forbidden army or lead troops in the local area, I will definitely be suspected, but I am afraid that even the title of King Yan and the current stable situation will be difficult to protect. And the national reform, from the beginning of the year did not seize the opportunity, if you want to intervene strongly, it is difficult!
After thinking about it, Li Hongji knew that Song Qiqiu's proposal was to merge the two roads in his heart into a straight road, which was the best solution at present, but I was afraid that it would be natural to have some military power in his hands in the future, but there were still many things to consider!
Seeing Li Hongji's embarrassed look, Song Qiqiu smiled slightly, took a sip of tea, and continued: "According to Song's consideration, His Royal Highness King Yan may have three worries in his heart at the moment, one is worried that the reform will fail and be self-defeating. The two are far away from Jinling and away from the saints; It's easy to get out of the three, but it's hard to come back. But in Song's view, none of these three is a cause for concern. ”
It is worthy of Song Gong! Li Hongji saw that Song Qiqiu had accurately pointed out all the concerns in his heart, and immediately looked up at Song Qiqiu with respect.
"Please listen to the old man's careful analysis. Starting from the change, in the past, the old man assisted the first king as a cloth cloth and actively implemented six measures to strengthen the country, which can also be said to start with reform, and he made a modest contribution to the prosperity of my Tang Dynasty. In the old man's view, it is difficult to say that it is difficult to change, and it is easy to say that it is easy, as long as you strengthen your determination to change and find a good way to change! Qi Songqiu talked eloquently, took a breath, and then said, "According to the old man, the current change initiated by Lin Feng is different from the previous changes, it seems to be fierce and fully blooming, but it can also be called ingenious in terms of foothold and method selection, step by step, step by step, break the shackles of everyone's thinking with a supermarket, drive the whole army competition with a small-scale forbidden army competition, gather talents with an Enke, and promote the Lord of Honor, the Municipal Law and the Patent Law. I'm afraid that the Academy of Sciences will be a great weapon for him to promote changes in all aspects! Judging from the current trend, Datang's reform is likely to be successful! Therefore, Yan Wang does not need to worry about change. ”
Speaking of this, Song Qiqiu also shook his head slightly, with a look of melancholy, regret, and regret on his face. He himself started by reform, who knows, after the falcon in his life, he was pecked out by the eagle after the most ugly falcon, and he stood on the wrong side from the beginning, extremely resisting the change initiated by Lin Feng. In fact, I could have achieved a leadership position for change at that time!
Listening to Song Qiqiu's analysis, Li Hongji's eyes suddenly glowed, yes, the general trend of change has been achieved, and he just needs to push the boat down the river.
Song Qiqiu shook his head slightly, as if he wanted to get rid of that feeling of regret completely, and continued: "Actually, as long as King Yan proposes this proposal to the Holy Lord in the court, it is equivalent to half of the success!" No matter if the reform fails, whether you stay away from Jinling and Shengshang, or worry that it will not be easy to come back, the impact is actually not big! ”
A sentence woke up the person in the dream, Li Hongji blurted out: "Xie Lu Xie Song Gong pointed!" "Yes, the most important thing is to show that you are in favor of change and have a positive attitude at the beginning of the change! Could it be that the father would really blame himself for the failure of the change? Thinking about it this way, it seems that leaving Jinling away from my father is not a big problem! Besides, if you succeed, you can successfully create a promising image with good culture and martial arts!
Song Qiqiu smiled and drank the tea in the cup, Li Hongji quickly got up and filled his cup again.
"May I ask Song Gong, where should I choose?" This time, Li Hongji dispelled his worries and took the initiative to ask.
Song Qiqiu got up and walked to a simple geographical division map on the wall of the study and pointed to a place.
"Eastern Capital?" Li Hongji couldn't help but exclaim.