Ling Zhanyun sighed: "What are you going to do?" ”

Since Ming Yi has this requirement, he has already prepared: "Grandpa knows that Wei Ao has the intention of rebelling, and he is bound to get rid of it as soon as possible." I just don't know, is Grandpa's hoeing and rape to protect the king or to make a name for himself? ”

Ling Zhanyun did not hesitate: "Since I am an intermediary, I have never thought about making a name for myself, and everything I have done is to protect the saint and make Li Tang forever." ”

"In this case, what is the difference between Wei Ao being executed by the monarch or being killed in vain?" Mingyi asked.

Ling Zhanyun vetoed: "Although Lijingmen has the duty of hoeing and raping, it must not be overstepped and used force without permission." Especially for the important ministers of the country, the power of life and death is in the king's law and the king's order, and cannot be in the hands of those who are in between. ”

Ming Yi didn't expect Ling Zhanyun to be such a loyal and upright person, it seems that although he is loyal to the king, he is not stupid, and he has no selfish intentions.

"But Grandpa, you are wholeheartedly for the country and the king, even if you are a traitor, what's wrong?" Mingyi asked.

"If he coerces the royal blood and acts as a traitor, everyone will be punished. He has not done anything rebellious, and if he kills him, he will be punished. ”

These words came out of Ling Zhanyun's mouth, which still surprised Mingyi. The law does not punish the heart, this is a matter of course. But isn't it just for the purpose of doing things outside the law?

Ling Zhanyun seemed to see through what Ming Yi was thinking: "Lijingmen is a place outside the law. But our existence is that the Holy One is acting in secret in order to make up for the inaccessibility of the royal law. Its purpose is to protect the foundation of Datang. The Holy One is the one who legislates, and the royal power is protected by the royal law, and if the law is unreachable, the king's mandate can be reached. ”

Mingyi nodded deeply.

The royal law is the standard used by the king to manage the country, and even if he is himself, he must not violate the royal law or trespass the royal law openly. Otherwise, the royal law will lose its majesty. The subjects are as noble as kings, and they all abide by the law and respect the law, so that the law can be effective.

But the king naturally understands that the royal law exists to protect the royal power, and the royal power has what it needs, and where the royal law is violated, it can only be resorted to outside the law. Lijingmen is the supplement to the royal law, the tentacle of royal power. All they did were contrary to the laws of the king, but they were loyal to the king's power.

Seeing her expression, Ling Zhanyun should have really understood, and then continued: "Although I am loyal to the Holy Lord, I cannot be in charge of Lijingmen forever, I have successors and subordinates. If others see that I disobey the king's orders and disobey the king's law, and drive the disciples to my will, then my subordinates will doubt my loyalty, and my successors will become even more violent, making the Lijing Gate the private weapon of the master of the gate, not the weapon of the king. ”

Ming Yi sighed: "Grandpa is extremely worried, but I think too simply. ”

Ling Zhanyun said: "Therefore, I can't do anything to Wei Ao privately, not to mention, even if this matter is in front of the emperor, I don't know how the Holy Lord will deal with it." I'm afraid there are still places that can be used in Weiao, and we can't overstep our responsibilities and make decisions on our own. ”

The corners of Ming Yi's mouth raised slightly: "If this matter is told to the Holy Lord now, the lives of the four gentlemen and Mother Yin will not be guaranteed." If Wei Ao is self-serving, he is also suspected of bullying the king. The current plan, the best of both worlds, is to replace Wei Ao. ”

Mu Xi had been listening silently from the sidelines, and at this point, he couldn't hold back: "What does Ming Yi mean, is it to find an identical person to replace Wei Ao and become Jing Zhaoyin?" ”

Ling Zhanyun flatly refused: "It's not appropriate." Wei Ao is close to the saint and often reports to the saint, so it is not easy to pretend to be him. What's more, if you can pretend to be his voice, how can you pretend to be his means of acting? This matter is too easy to be exposed. ”

Ming Yi explained: "I don't want to find someone to pretend to be Wei Ao, I just think that if there is a loyal person who can replace Wei Ao's role and become the sword in the hands of the Holy Master, then this Wei Ao will be useless and have no threat power." ”

Ling Zhanyun stood up, waved his long sleeves, put his hand behind his back, paced, and said something in his mouth: "If Wei Ao is useless and loses his holy favor, I am afraid that he will be tired of dealing with his offended relatives and relatives, just like a tiger that has lost its claws, falling into the wolves, it will inevitably be bitten off a body of flesh and blood, and it will even be difficult to save his life." Of course, there is no threat to the Holy One. ”

Mu Xi was puzzled: "If he falls out of favor, won't he jump over the wall in a hurry, which is not good for the emperor, and coerce the royal blood to make trouble?" ”

Ling Zhanyun shook his head: "How can it be so easy?" He hid the four gentlemen for many years, just to wait for the opportunity, when he became the minister of a country, and when the monarch was sick and weak, he set up the prince of the previous dynasty Wang Sun as the new king, so as to gain the power of the world and realize his ambitions. ”

Ming Yi also heard of Wei Ao's status in the court: "It's a pity that in order to gain the emperor's trust, in the name of righteousness, he purged the opposition and eliminated dissidents. If he can take power, he will be the iron-fisted prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, and if he can't rise to the top, he needs to be protected by the emperor from time to time, otherwise his life will be in danger at all times. ”

What Ming Yi didn't say, Ling Zhanyun should also understand. The reason why Tang Xuanzong has always believed in Wei Ao, but only made him a hard work like Jing Zhaoyin, who offended people, and did not hold the power of the six departments, was precisely because of this consideration, knowing that he was ambitious, to grind him, consume him, and use him, and to keep him under the emperor's wings at all times.

This position is the most test of patience, if Wei Ao can survive, or one day, Xuanzong will use him to restrain Linghu and Cui, and he will be able to become a natural. If he has half a point in the pool, he will never recover.

The more Ming Yi thought about it, the faster his heart beat and he almost couldn't breathe. She is not a good gambler, she has always sought stability, whether she is in business or walking the rivers and lakes to mix gangs, in order to survive in troubled times. But today, she couldn't hold back her gamble, or not today, when she gradually fell into the entanglement with Wu Qianping, this gamble was inevitable.

She wants Wu Qianping to replace Wei Ao's position and become the most favored courtier in front of Tang Xuanzong.

Ling Zhanyun seemed to have realized: "You already have a candidate to replace him?" ”

Ming Yi nodded and took out the prepared words: "Grandpa should know that I have known Wu Qianping for many years, but I have never been willing to marry him, do you know why I changed my mind this time?" ”

Ming Yi seemed to be smiling, and his face was cunning.

Ling Zhanyun thought about it for a while, he naturally remembered that it was impossible for him not to know about Feng Mingyi and Wu Qianping's messing up back then. He also knew this daughter better than anyone else, she didn't have feelings for Wu Qianping, and only used him as a place to heal and hide for a short time. Finally, she left Wu Qianping behind.

He knows better that since Feng Mingyi understood what love is, what he loved was Xiao Lang, it was at the beginning of that time, this time he came back from the dead, and his daughter fell into it again.

Therefore, Ling Zhanyun has no doubt that now, Mingyi wants to marry Wu Qianping in the name of his wife, firstly, he was disappointed again at the beginning of the time, and his heart was cold, and secondly, because Wu Qianping is not what it used to be, he has been appointed as a waiter, and he is getting closer and closer to the core of power in the Tang Dynasty with the power of the Ministry of Works.