Chapter Twenty-Six: In This Game, the Emperor Wins!

"From tomorrow onwards, we will turn to support change in the court!"

As soon as Song Qiqiu said this, the people in the study were stunned. After dinner that day, Song Qiqiu, who was becoming more and more uneasy, arranged for someone to notify a group of Song Party backbones to quietly come to his study for a party.

It was cold, the air in the study seemed to freeze suddenly, and no one spoke.

Previously, everyone has been speaking in unison, doing everything possible to block the progress of change, but now they want to beat their mouths, isn't this taking the initiative to admit defeat and admit mistakes in person?

At this time, the door of the study was pushed open, and a lean young man's footsteps were as light as silent, as if he was slow and fast, and after a few gentle steps, he arrived at Song Qiqiu's side, bent down and whispered a few words in his ear.

Song Qiqiu's face, which usually seemed to have never changed, showed an extremely surprised look, and his right hand subconsciously used force to pinch a fresh plum that had just been held in his hand and deformed, and the bright red juice flowed between his fingers.

"Something big could happen! After the court this morning, Xiao Yan, Jiang Wenwei, Han Xizai and several others were privately invited to the imperial study, and they had not left the palace until an hour ago. Song Qiqiu put down the deformed plum, picked up a soft handkerchief, and gently wiped his fingers. His soft words were like thunder, waking up several ministers who were restless.

"The Holy One is not going to let those 'poor measures' start drafting reform measures, right?" The deputy envoy of the privy council, Wei Cen Huoran, stood up and eagerly brought down the chair under him. "Poor cuo" has always been Wei Cen's private contempt for Xiao Yan and his ilk.

"Highly likely!" Cha Wenhui, the deputy envoy of the privy council, glanced at the others, and the more he thought about it, the more likely it became, and they were all frightened.

It's late! It's still late! Song Qiqiu closed his eyes and felt that it was dark in front of him. The hesitation of the past few days has hurt myself and dragged everyone down.

"What can I do?" Wei Cen was a little flustered, he seemed to be on the wrong side since the beginning of the change, and he disobeyed the emperor's will on such a major event, but he was afraid that the days when he was favored in the past would be gone forever!

"What's the panic? At the beginning of the change, although we miss the first step, it can also help us calm down and plan how to make the change beneficial to us. Song Qiqiu couldn't get used to Wei Cen's startled energy, and said softly.

"At this point, there is no point in dwelling on the past. Come to think of it, those reform measures cannot be completed in a day, and Song Lao's suggestion is very important. The old man suggested that tomorrow in the court, the old man will take the lead in inviting the emperor, and we will take the initiative to ask for help, and suggest that the three provinces and the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of War each draw a number of officials to draft reform measures in a centralized manner, I don't know if it is feasible? Cha Wenhui stroked his beard lightly and said first.

An old puppet who is old and does not die! Wei Cen, Li Zhenggu and others, who were one step late, secretly hated, and couldn't help but scold in unison in their hearts, but they nodded approvingly on their faces, and looked at Song Qiqiu together.

"Good!" Song Qiqiu nodded in agreement, regaining his calm and waveless expression.

The next day, above the court, Song Qiqiu stood in front of the courtiers, pretending to look around at the courtiers behind him inadvertently, but still did not see Xiao Yan and the others, his eyebrows raised, and his complexion quickly returned to a calm state.

"There is a book to play, and there is no book to retreat!" As soon as the celebrant officer's voice fell, Cha Wenhui came out of class sideways, knelt down and played: "Your Majesty, Weichen has a book to play!" ”

Li Jing's expression remained unchanged and he opened his mouth to agree.

"Reform is a big matter, it is actually a move for the benefit of the country and the people, and it is the foundation of the country's prosperity. Wechen has been thinking about it repeatedly for several days, and suddenly woke up, thinking that the opportunity for reform in our Tang Dynasty is fleeting, and it is really impossible to delay Lang and waste time. Please make a clear decision! ”

What do you mean? The people above the court were all stunned, and the sun came out of the west? Why will the backbone of the Song Party take the initiative to change and support change?

Shangshu's right servant shot Sun Sheng has also obtained the news that Xiao Yan and others have entered the palace, and he also has some premonitions about the direction of the court's politics. Sun Sheng pursed his lips disdainfully, dead old ghost, at this time, you jumped out and wanted to be a "Junjie who knows current affairs"?! What did you do earlier?

Here it comes! Li Jing raised his eyebrows and asked, "I am very happy that Zha Aiqing can turn to support change." In Aiqing's opinion, how to promote the change is the appropriate move? ”

Cha Wenhui paused and said loudly: "In the opinion of the micro-ministers, the ministers and officials of the six departments of the three provinces are drawn together, and the total amount is discussed. Weichen is not talented, and he is willing to follow Mao Sui's self-recommendation and be a pawn of my Tang reform! ”

At this time, Wei Cen and Li Zhenggu also rushed out of the ranks, fell to the ground, expressed their intention to change their ways, and consciously asked for help, hoping to make a modest contribution to the reform of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

At this moment, all the courtiers understood that the Song Party had made a 180-degree turn.

If you knew today, why bother in the first place? Li Jing's heart was full of disdain, and deep down he felt a trace of remorse for trusting such a minister too much in the past, but in his mouth, he still said calmly: "You Aiqing are loyal to the country, and I am very relieved!" I have my own ideas for change. Change is a major matter of the country, and it is natural that there will be places that depend on your love. Everyone, please get up! ”

The emperor threw a soft nail over! The three ministers who were kneeling on the ground suddenly felt half cold in their hearts, and now they were a complete defeat!

"Thank you, Holy Lord!" The three of them looked at each other, and got up stupidly to go back to the line.

Song Qiqiu's expression remained unchanged, but he despised these three fools fiercely in his heart, if he insisted on opposing the change, he might be able to win a trace of respect from Li Jing, and now he turned so obviously, isn't this asking the emperor for criticism? !

In this game, the emperor won! Many ministers were like mirrors for a while. Immediately, the civil and military ministers who had previously remained neutral fell to the ground, shouting long live the mountain, singing the praises of change, and praised Li Jing's wisdom and martial arts for a while, unparalleled in the world, just like the resurrection of Yao Shun, the return of Han Wu, and the possession of Taizong.

In the past, these words would have made Li Jing's heart bloom and boast of himself. However, now it is different, Lin Feng's poison was too deep before, Li Jing is now dreaming at night that Huainan is a miserable image of the destruction of life and the siege of Jinling City, and he is full of thoughts about transforming the country, so he is naturally less interested in sycophancy in the past.

Li Jing was impatient to hear this, got up and waved at the celebrant next to him, and the celebrant immediately stepped forward and shouted: "Retreat!" ”

Li Jing turned around and left, leaving behind a hall full of embarrassed courtiers.

Out of the main hall, Li Jing went straight to the imperial study.

When passing by Taiji Lake, Li Jing stopped, stood in the shade of the big tree, looked at the colorful fish swimming easily under the clear water with some sorrow, and thought to himself, why can't I Tang change like this fish playing in the water, freely and smoothly? Could it be that without Lin Feng, this change really can't be moved?

There is a reason why Li Jing is unhappy, because Xiao Yan and several of them encountered the same bottleneck problem when they were trying to make profits and merchants.