Li Longji's tone was very brisk, as if gossiping on weekdays, but Yao Chong still heard something unusual. Thinking of Wei Zhigu's changes, Xiao Jiangyuan's invitation, and Li Longji's sudden and cordial inquiry, his eyes, which were slightly cloudy due to old age, turned slightly, and they glowed a little.

Yao Chong smiled leisurely, and said in a relaxed tone like Li Longji: "Lao Chen has a total of three sons, two of whom are officials in Dongdu. Speaking of Lao Chen's sons...... Yao Chong said and sighed heavily, "Lao Chen asked himself that he could do everything very well in this life, but he was always ashamed of his children's education. ”

Wei Zhigu was still waiting for Yao Chong to use the same rhetoric that he used to protect his shortcomings, and as soon as he turned his head like this, he raised his eyebrows unexpectedly. Wei Zhigu's demeanor and movements were falling in Li Longji's eyes, he was worried that Yao Chong would protect his shortcomings, so he would really sit down and form a party, so he couldn't tolerate it, hearing Yao Chong say this, he turned his eyes to Xiao Jiangyuan, and asked with a smile: "Why did Yao Gong say that?" ”

Yao Chongdao: "Lao Chen's two sons have had too many hard days, so they are afraid, so they are greedy for money and profit, and because they are young and not cautious enough, Lao Chen is also worried that they are far away in the Eastern Capital, and they will do something treacherous without the ears of Lao Chen. However, this month's family letter has not yet been written, and the old minister has not had time to ask - the sage suddenly asked them today, presumably because they were not honest in the east, and begged Wei Xianggong to do something bad, right? ”

Hearing Yao Chong say so directly and frankly, Li Longji thought at first that Xiao Jiangyuan had revealed something to Yao Chong, but then turned his head and thought that before Wei Zhigu opened his mouth, where could Xiao Jiangyuan know this, and since his aunt's incident, Xiao Jiangyuan has indeed felt a lot of things, and she must not touch such things that the inner servants should not do. She called Yao Chonglai in charge, which was not only in line with his thoughts, but also within her own duties.

Then how could Yao Chong guess so accurately? It was easy to guess that his son had committed something, but how could Yao Chong be sure, his son had found Wei Zhigu, who was not dealing with him, to do something - there were many people up and down when it came to the election of officials, and not only one could release water, why did his son find Wei Zhigu?

Li Longji asked Wei Zhigu this question just now, but he didn't get any answer. He originally wondered if Wei Zhigu had such a reputation, and such a reputation stemmed from the fact that Wei Zhigu had indeed done such a thing, but then after thinking about it, he felt that it was wrong. Wei Zhigu is not stupid and dull, and he will not put himself in order to deal with Yao Chong.

Then why didn't Wei Zhigu answer? Li Longji thought that since Wei Zhigu refused to say it, he would ask Yao Chonghao: "How did Yao Gong guess?" ”

Yao Chongdao: "Wei Xianggong used to be a small official, when he first entered the officialdom, when he was down, the old minister once recommended him, which was not a big deal, and the old minister forgot about it afterwards. But the sons of the old minister knew about this, they were too stupid, thinking that Wei Xianggong would definitely do things for them in order to repay the old minister's kindness, but they forgot that Wei Xianggong was the official chosen for the saint, how could he do such a big rebellion as favoritism and fraud? Lao Chen not only knew his son, but also knew Wei Xianggong as a person, so he was able to guess all this. ”

Hearing that Yao Chong was talking about his background as a small official, and he was taking out his former kindness to pressure him again, Wei Zhigu was ashamed and angry. He didn't forget that Yao Chong had helped him in the past, so no matter how arbitrary Yao Chong was, Wei Zhigu didn't take Yao Chong too seriously. But after a long time, the hundred officials seemed to take Yao Chong's horse as the leader, and completely ignored him, a servant, and this Wei Zhigu couldn't bear it.

It's a pity that although Yao Chong acted domineeringly, he was still upright, and he couldn't find any fault at a glance, until he arrived in the Eastern Capital, and he didn't get a handle from Yao Chong's two sons. But he didn't expect that for this favor, his impartiality would also be reversed into an unrighteous act by Yao Chong!

He then saw Yao Chong get up and bow down to Li Longji:

"The son of the old minister does not obey the law, his sin is unforgivable, the old minister has the responsibility of upbringing, and he can't stay out of the matter, and ask the saint to remove the old minister's phase, and let the old minister return to his hometown!"

Li Longji hurriedly rushed over and helped Yao Chong up: "How is it so serious?" As he spoke, he turned his head and asked Wei Zhigu, "Do you have permission for those officials that the sons of Yao Gong want to protect?" ”

Hearing Li Longji's sudden change in attitude, Wei Zhigu hurriedly said: "Naturally not!" ”

"That's it." Li Longji said lightly, "The son of Duke Yao did make mistakes, but he did not have a bad impact on the rule of officials, and laid hidden dangers for the future imperial court, even if he was punished, he could be demoted." They are in the Eastern Capital, although Yao Gong has the responsibility of discipline, but he has more than enough heart and strength, and he has made great contributions to the society, so it can be regarded as a credit offset - Wei Xianggong, what do you think? ”

No matter how unwilling Wei Zhigu was, he couldn't act against Li Longji, so he had to cater to him, and then he was sent back to the Wude Palace.

After Wei Zhigu left, Li Longji sneered: "Although Gong Yao is burdened by his son, he is still loyal and open, in the name of righteousness, he does things that will be avenged, how good is his virtue?" He doesn't deserve to be prime minister at all! ”

Yao Chong breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but he persuaded on his face: "A saint must not think like this. It was the son of the old minister who made a mistake, and Wei Xiangxuan knew the sage, that is, loyalty precedes righteousness, so upright, it is the virtue of the prime minister. ”

Li Longji smiled sarcastically: "How could he ever be so upright? ”

Yao Chong smiled at the right time.

Li Longji said: "You are clearly kind to him, since you ascended to the throne, he has never been willing to live under you, everything is not with you, it is already ungrateful, and now it is even more unrighteous, although it has not affected state affairs, but I can't bear to have such a virtuous prime minister in the court, not to mention that he is still a hero...... You don't have to worry about this matter, let your son be upright in the future, and don't do those unseemly things again! ”

This is the first time that Li Longji has spoken with such a tough attitude towards Yao Chong, Yao Chong admits that he is at a loss, and he never dares to underestimate Li Longji, so he hurriedly and respectfully bowed his hand and said: "The old minister obeys the order." ”

In the next few days, the court and China were calm, Wei Zhigu thought that this matter was over, and at most he would continue to be tortured by Yao Chong in the future, but he didn't want to receive the edict of dismissal and demotion of the prime minister immediately after, and he had no strength to compete with Yao Chong again.

As soon as Wei Zhigu was deposed, Li Longji appointed Lu Huaishen as the new subordinate lieutenant. Lu Huaishen's ability in political affairs was far inferior to Yao Chong, and he was afraid that he would get in the way of everything and delay the country's major affairs, so he simply let Yao Chong monopolize the power. This matter spread, because the prime ministers' daily meals were all eaten in the political hall, Lu Huaishen got the name of "the prime minister who accompanied the food".

Hearing that he was said to be the prime minister who could only accompany Yao Chong to dinner, no matter how good Lu Huaishen was, he felt quite uncomfortable. Xiao Jiangyuan's answer last time didn't make him understand what the saint meant, he wanted to find a chance to listen to the saint himself explain the reason, or simply let him change to an official position he could do, as soon as he arrived outside the gate of the Wude Hall on this day, he saw the saint coming out in a hurry. Lu Huaishen hurriedly arched his hand: "Sage, old minister......"

"It's Lu Gong, but what's the matter?"

“…… It's just about the minister, it doesn't matter, it's just ......"

"In that case, let's talk about that another day. I also hope that Lu Gong will forgive me, this is the most important thing. ”

Before the words fell, Lu Huaishen saw that the saint turned around and left, or Xiao Neijian kindly saluted himself, and said slowly: "Concubine Wuxian of Xianchi Hall gave birth to a princess, I heard that when the princess was born, the colorful glow of Xianchi Hall was shrouded, and the light was all over the sky, it should be an auspicious omen from the sky, and the saint was so anxious. ”

Lu Huaishen said suddenly: "I see...... Then congratulations to the saints. ”

"Why did Lu Xianggong come to the saint, can he easily talk to the slave and maid, and then the slave and maid will convey it to the saint in person?"

Lu Huaishen reluctantly declined: "Don't dare to bother the general, just talk to the saint by himself another day." ”

Xiao Jiangyuan bowed: "It's okay." The slave and maid took their own leave. ”

In a blink of an eye, Li Longji and the guard of honor had already walked away, and Xiao Jiangyuan hurriedly chased after him, but he didn't see Lu Huaishen's lost back.

Seeing Xiao Jiangyuan pursing his lips and smiling all the way, Li Longji was puzzled: "I'm the one who got the new daughter, what are you happy about?" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan restrained a smile or two when he heard this: "The princess should be born during everyone's reign at the auspicious omen, and the minister is naturally happy. ”

As soon as he heard this, it was perfunctory, Li Longji frowned, thinking that Xiao Jiangyuan was like this after talking to Lu Huaishen, so he asked: "Could it be that you also joke that Lu Gong is a 'food prime minister'?" ”

"The minister will definitely not do this." Xiao Jiangyuan said seriously, "The minister likes to talk to Lu Gong very much, Lu Gong is very different, different from everyone and everyone. ”

"How different?" Li Longji was a little unhappy.

"At least not in terms of title. Everyone else is calling the ministers 'Xiao Neijian', and everyone, Her Royal Highness the Queen and even the nobles in the palace often call the ministers 'Ah Yuan', but Lu Gong ......" Xiao Jiangyuan pursed his lips and laughed again.

Li Longji hadn't seen Xiao Jiangyuan so happy for a long time, and when he saw her pause, he couldn't help but get anxious: "What did he call you?" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan turned his head and glanced up at Li Longji: "General." ”

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