"The sage issued an order to seek talents, in order to bring all the talents in the world into the court, and the abundance of talents is the blessing of the court, and it is also the blessing of the sage and the Tang Dynasty - isn't this the suggestion of the right minister?"

Although Li Linfu made a rare mistake, he didn't take it to heart, and when he saw Xiao Jiangyuan smiling so lightly, he felt a little depressed: "It seems that the sage doesn't fully trust me." ”

"The saint doesn't trust anyone completely, and it's rare that he can treat you like this."

"At least for you." Li Linfu pointed out and said, "Since the sage finished composing the "Neon Clothes and Feather Song", and there is a Taizhen lady by his side, I am afraid that I will forget about it, but now I have mentioned it again, and I have directly issued a book, this is the general's work, right?" ”

Seeing that there was wine on the table, Xiao Jiangyuan stretched out his hand to invite Li Linfu to the table, and personally poured a glass for him: "Don't dare, Xiao just mentioned it casually and urged him again." ”

Li Linfu first drank the wine respectfully, and then poured a glass for Xiao Jiangyuan: "Although you and I are not good friends, we are old acquaintances. It's normal for each other to have different positions and concepts, and it's normal to have different opinions, and I'm not looking for you to ask for guilt - I don't dare. I just don't understand, you and I rely on each other inside and outside, and join forces with the best ministers, this is the purpose of your promotion of me in the first place. It's not that you don't know, as long as I sit firmly in the phase for a day, Datang is stable, you and I are stable, why do you always want to dismantle my platform? ”

Seeing that Li Linfu was so open and honest, Xiao Jiangyuan also said frankly: "The right minister thinks that Yan Ting was a matter back then, and the saint and I don't know anything?" ”

Not long after Li Linfu's official worship order, Li Longji once wanted to reactivate Yan Tingzhi. After Li Linfu learned about it, he went to visit Yan Tingzhi's younger brother Yan Yanzhi. He first told people that the sage was worried about Yan Tingzhi, and if Yan Tingzhi could return to Beijing to meet the sage, it would not be impossible for him to return to Beijing and resume his post. Yan Zhizhi didn't know the entanglement between his brother and Li Linfu, and felt that Li Linfu was very kind. Because his brother was doing assassination in Jiangzhou at that time, he had no chance to return to Chang'an, so he was worried, so he listened to Li Linfu and said: "Why don't you give a table to the saint, just say that your brother is paralyzed and needs to go back to Beijing for treatment, can't you come back?" ”

Yan Zhi felt that it was reasonable, and soon handed over a recital. Li Longji saw that Yan Tingzhi was sick, and it was a pity that he put him in the eastern capital to serve as the crown prince Zhan Shi.

Only then did Yan Zhizhi understand Li Linfu's sinister intentions, but the content on the table could not be reversed, otherwise wouldn't it be a crime of deception? Fortunately, although it is an idle position, after all, Ren is in the Eastern Capital, and if the saint comes to the Eastern Capital to eat again in the future, it will not be without a day of recovery.

What their brothers did not expect was that Niu Xianke, a capable minister who Zhang Jiuling strongly opposed and Li Linfu tried to help, quickly solved a big problem for Li Longji after serving in the middle of the service - Niu Xianke suggested that in the harvest year, the imperial court would purchase surplus grain from the people while collecting taxes, and build grain warehouses to store them in case of famine years. In this way, the problem of grain shortage in Guanzhong has been solved, and the drawbacks of injuring farmers in good years have also been solved, which can be described as the best of both worlds.

After the success of this method in Chang'an, it was promoted to the whole country, and during the Tianbao period, the grain reserves throughout the country amounted to 100 million stones, which is equivalent to the total amount of grain in the entire Datang for four years!

It is precisely because of this that until his death, Li Longji never went to the Eastern Capital again.

Li Longji was not surprised that Li Linfu could know the rights and wrongs, but was a little happier.

Seeing this, Xiao Jiangyuan continued: "Two days ago, the right minister also suggested that the sage replace all the border generals with fan generals, and use Hu to govern Hu. This method is indeed the right medicine, it will be effective, and the sage is also very recognized, and is ready to look for candidates, but it is not unaware that the right phase has the mind of cutting off the way for others to enter the phase. The saint trusts the right minister so much, has the right minister ever thought about what the consequences will be if he does everything to eliminate dissidents, cut off the chain of talents, and put the court in danger? ”

"I said that with me for a day, Datang will be stable for a day."

"What if one day the right minister 'retires'? It has been eight years since the Right Prime Minister served as the Zhongshu Order, and before that, this was the tenure of two prime ministers. There is no successor to the prime minister, there is no one in the court, no one is available to the saint, and then this mess, the right minister intends to let the saint clean up the aftermath for you? ”

Li Linfu obviously knew all this, but he still did not waver. He looked at Xiao Jiangyuan for a while, and then said silently for a while: "I didn't expect the general to be so loyal to the saint, every word is for the saint." I thought that the general was just in power for the sake of a very good minister. ”

"If there is no king, how can he come to the minister?"

Li Linfu thought for a while and said, "That's not who is the king, generals will be like this, right?" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan did not answer.

Even so, Li Linfu can know the answer. He was two years older than Li Longji, and although his official position was low in the past, he was not ignorant of the inner court of the outer court. Xiao Jiangyuan has been the "male pet" of Empress Zetian, the starting point is the five grades of nobles, if she is really loyal and patriotic, as early as the reign of Emperor Zhongzong, she will emerge, and she will not suddenly appear next to Li Longji later, accompanying him step by step to the peak of power.

"After what happened before, the general's loyalty to the saint has not wavered in the slightest?"

Li Longji wants to let Xiao Jiangyuan enter the harem, although there are reasons for his love, but in Li Linfu's view, it is more about hiding the bird.

Xiao Jiangyuan didn't think about it and said, "Never." ”

Li Linfu was puzzled: "He clearly treated you like that, you still ......"

"What happened to him?" Xiao Jiangyuan lowered his eyes and smiled, "Didn't he finally fulfill my wish?" ”

"That's it?"

"And because of him, it's him."

Not someone else, not someone else's comparison.

"The general's loyalty seems to have become even stronger."

"Maybe it's because ...... It's more pure-the right minister hasn't answered Xiao's question yet. ”

"Okay." Li Linfu nodded helplessly, "I'll reply to you." Do I have time to think about the consequences? Can I do this alone? If the saint does not cooperate, how great can I endure? The position of prime minister, if the saint really wants to change, can I still resist the decree and disobey the decree and stick to the door of the Chinese book? Instead of wasting your tongue on me, you should go and persuade the saint - oh, you must have been persuaded, but the saint did not listen, and that's why you came to me at the appointment. Wake up, Ah Yuan, the saint is no longer the saint of the early years of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, otherwise I would have been deposed as early as when he found out about Yan Ting. ”

Xiao Jiangyuan wanted to refute, but found that what Li Linfu said was not wrong.

"It is normal for a saint to be old, to be complacent, to be greedy for pleasure. As a human minister, what is wrong with sharing the worries of saints? Can't you upset the saint less? As for the future...... Isn't there still a prince? Li Linfu said meaningfully, "You should also take a good rest, such a prosperous era is rare, if you miss it, you may not have it anymore." ”

"The right minister wants to say that the prince's qualifications are mediocre, and he will succeed to the throne in the future, and it is reluctant to be a king, and it is difficult to continue this prosperous era?"

Li Linfu looked at Xiao Jiangyuan and smiled lazily: "What nonsense? The crown prince was personally chosen by the saint, how could he be such a mediocre person? ”

Xiao Jiangyuan leaned forward and narrowed the distance between her and Li Linfu a little: "...... In the past few years, you have been at odds with the prince, and you can't see it from the saint and me? ”

Li Linfu suddenly looked innocent: "I want to be closer to the prince, but one is that the saint is the most worried about this, and the other is that I supported Queen Zhenshun and King Shou in the past, and the prince is not at ease with me, what can I do?" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan couldn't help but sigh lightly and said, "I always see that you are respectful, supple and caring to the saint, but are you really loyal to the saint and the Tang Dynasty?" No, you are only true to yourself. ”

"Each other, each other." Li Linfu finally smiled a little and became serious, "The sage uses the prince and me, and all kinds of talents in the court and me as mutual constraints, which is the way to balance. He is a chess player, so naturally he will not take into account the situation of the chess pieces, I understand him. But understanding is understanding, and I can't give up my life and my faithfulness because of this. I can be loyal to Datang and the sage, bow and do my best, and I will do my best to achieve what he wants, but the premise is that I have to protect myself, and it is best to sit firmly in the phase - this point, the sage also acquiesces, you won't not know it until now, right? ”

Li Longji did say that as long as Li Linfu can handle government affairs in an orderly manner and does not vainly attempt to override the imperial power, let alone exclude dissidents, he can tolerate even if he steps on the bottom line of forming a party for personal gain.

But Xiao Jiangyuan could see that Li Longji had never completely let go of Li Linfu, otherwise he would not have started to support the prince and border generals. As long as the forces of the DPRK and China restrain each other and need his support, the court will not be chaotic. Although he ruled with a bow, he was able to control it all.

What's more, he also issued a merit-seeking order.

Li Linfu expected what Xiao Jiangyuan would think: "Do you think that since the sage wants to ask for the virtuous, he has the intention to change the status quo?" That's the main purpose of my appointment. I won't stop this search. First, I also want to see what kind of talents there are in the world, which I have never seen; Second, I hope you can see clearly the purpose of the sage, which is not to select talents who are beneficial to the country and the people, but to decorate the prosperous world. ”

"With all this fanfare, just to add to the cake?"

"What the hell am I going to do to believe that he's not him anymore?"

Li Linfu knew in his heart that Xiao Jiangyuan didn't believe him, not because of how deep her trust in Li Longji was, but because his identity was sensitive and profitable for her. He really wanted to win her over, and the two of them joined forces to cover the sky. He also thought that he would probably fail, but he was not worried.

Between them, they have unconsciously exchanged words, although they can't make Xiao Jiangyuan lean towards him, but it is enough for her to deceive him.

"Finished?" Xiao Jiangyuan asked.

Li Linfu nodded.

Xiao Jiangyuan stretched his body: "It's all here, don't you take me to play?" ”

Li Linfu was still a little frustrated, but when he heard this, he became energetic: "Do you want to play women or men?" ”

“…… And the men here? Xiao Jiangyuan blinked slowly, "Then call two men, one of them should be experienced, and the other should be ......."

"Hinata?" Li Linfu couldn't help but laugh and said, "Do you really want to play, or do you just want to see and learn?" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan held his cheek with one hand, and a unique flow of wind spread from his lips: "...... You guess? ”

The swan song of the Tang Dynasty

The swan song of the Tang Dynasty listens to the book